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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Long Island Historical Society: In Memory of Hon. James Carson Brevoort, Mrs. Urania Battell Humphrey, Hon. John Greenwood and Alfred Smith Barnes
In 1847, he was appointed a member of the Charter Convention, and for several years served as a member of the Board of Education. In 1856, he was appointed on the Board of Water Commissioners, serving as secretary until 1862, when a permanent Board was appointed. In 1858, he was appointed a trustee of Greenwood Cemetery. In 1863, he took an active part in the formation of the Long Island Historical Society, was its President until 1873, Chairman of its execu tive committee until 1876, and Director until his death. From 1852 to 1878 he was a trustee of the Astor Library, serving as Superintendent for the last two years of that period.
He was a member of the Lyceum of Natural History, and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was an honorary or corresponding member of the Archm ological Society of Madrid; of the Entomological Societies of Baltimore and Philadelphia; of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; of the National Institute, Washing ton; of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; of the American Antiquarian Society; of the Massachusetts, N ew-york, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and other Historical Societies; of the American Geographical Society; and of the Numismatic Society of Philadelphia. He was a Regent of the University of the State of new-york; and received the degree of LL. D. From Williams College in 1873.
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