Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Joseph Ames
Artist/Portraitist
Centurion, 1869–unknown
Proposed by
George S. Greene and David Van Nostrand
George S. Greene and David Van Nostrand
born
September 6, 1816
Roxbury, New Hampshire
Roxbury, New Hampshire
died
October 30, 1872
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
April 3, 1869
Age fifty-two
Age fifty-two
buried
Boston, Massachusetts
Archivist’s Notes
His surname at birth Eames (sometimes Emes). There is a possibility that he did not join the club despite documentation of his election, as his name does not appear in any subsequent printed rosters of membership. He may have chosen not to “qualify” for membership (i.e., pay initiation fees). The Century Association has traditionally recognized such cases as former members, however, as rosters were not published annually and it is possible he joined between printings.