Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
William C. Ferguson
Chemist
Centurion, 1905–1930
Proposed by
Graham Lusk and William J. Schieffelin
Graham Lusk and William J. Schieffelin
born
November 19, 1861
Albany, New York
Albany, New York
died
June 3, 1930
Hempstead, New York
Hempstead, New York
elected
May 6, 1905
Age forty-three
Age forty-three
buried
Albany Rural Cemetery,
Menands, New York
Menands, New York
Century Memorial
William Cashman Ferguson was a chemist of great ability, also a botanist who made valuable contributions to our knowledge of the wild flowers on Long Island. He graduated from the School of Mines, where he had studied under Chandler and Egleston. His improvements in copper analysis and production are recognized as permanent acquisitions. Curiously enough, his one affliction, that of great deafness, affected his career advantageously by enabling him to concentrate all his energies on his scientific work, while it did not detract from his pleasing and sympathetic personality.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1931 Century Association Yearbook
