Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Richard S. Ely
Merchant
Centurion, 1883–1894
Proposed by
Edward L. Henry, Eliphalet Terry, and Horace W. Robbins
Edward L. Henry, Eliphalet Terry, and Horace W. Robbins
born
May 25, 1818
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
died
March 7, 1894
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
March 3, 1883
Age sixty-four
Age sixty-four
buried
Woodlawn Cemetery,
Bronx, New York
Bronx, New York
seconder of
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 4 & 5, Leaf 23
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Century Memorial
Richard Sheldon Ely was one of those quiet gentlemen who impress themselves upon their friends by their gentleness and dignity rather than by more showy qualities.
He had long been in business here, and for a time resided in England. He had a taste for books and travel, was happy in his domestic life, gave liberally to charities, was universally esteemed by a large circle of friends; and the large interests committed to his charge were faithfully and devotedly administered by him.
Henry E. Howland
1895 Century Association Yearbook
