Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Joseph B. Varnum Jr.
Lawyer/Politician
Centurion, 1850–1874
Proposed by
Russell Smith
Russell Smith
born
April 4, 1818
Washington, District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
died
December 31, 1874
New York (Queens), New York
New York (Queens), New York
elected
November 2, 1850
Age thirty-two
Age thirty-two
buried
Congressional Cemetery,
Washington, District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
proposer of
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 1, Leaf 15
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Archivist’s Notes
Father of James M. Varnum
Century Memorial
Among us, too, Joseph Varnum, open as frankness itself, and acute and observant with all his bonhommie, showed how energy and usefulness in public service spring naturally from the plain candor, the honest purpose, the zeal for right, that made his discriminating friendship prized.
Augustus R. Macdonough
1875 Century Association Reports
