Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Benjamin P. Davis
Merchant
Centurion, 1892–1905
Proposed by
Richard Butler and William H. Fuller
Richard Butler and William H. Fuller
born
December 31, 1843
New York (Brooklyn), New York
New York (Brooklyn), New York
died
October 8, 1905
Paris, France
Paris, France
elected
June 4, 1892
Age forty-eight
Age forty-eight
buried
Green-Wood Cemetery,
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York
Century Memorial
Benjamin P. Davis was one of the old-time business men of the city. Born in Brooklyn, sixty-three years ago, he was for many years of the firm of Davis, Hard & Rand, coffee importers, which he represented for some time at Rio Janeiro. He retired from active business in 1889, since which date he had travelled extensively. He was at one time a governor of the Union League Club, where he made his home when in this country, and was actively interested in the Long Island Historical Society.
Edward Cary
1906 Century Association Yearbook