Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Robert M. Thompson
Merchant
Centurion, 1891–1930
Proposed by
Gustavus Tuckerman and Wolcott Gibbs
Gustavus Tuckerman and Wolcott Gibbs
born
March 2, 1849
Corsica, Pennsylvania
Corsica, Pennsylvania
died
September 5, 1930
Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Fort Ticonderoga, New York
elected
April 4, 1891
Age forty-two
Age forty-two
buried
Saint Marys Episcopal Churchyard,
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
seconder of
Member Photograph Albums Collection
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Century Memorial
Colonel Robert Means Thompson passed in his earlier career through a variety of experiences. Officer in the United States Navy, practicing lawyer and member of the Boston Common Council, managing director of metal-producing companies, his interest in life nevertheless was greatest after his retirement from active participation in affairs. He became president of the Navy League; promoter of athletics for the naval academy, in which he offered the “Thompson cup” for the army and navy football game. Perhaps nearest of all to his heart in these latter-day achievements was his arousing of American interest in the Olympic games.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1931 Century Association Yearbook
