Mitchell (Columbia College class of 1861) Eugene Schuyler (Yale College class of 1859), also a founding member of the Red Room Club George T. Strong (Columbia College class of 1838) Russell Sturgis Jr. (City College of New York class of 1856) Edmund Wetmore (Harvard College class of 1860) Henry R. Winthrop (Yale College class of 1830) The University Club's founding membership includes the men who participated in the predecessor organization, the Red Room Club, from 1861 to 1864. These members were all alumni of Yale and graduated from 1859 to 1863. Henry F. Dimock (class of 1863) Horace W. Fowler (class of 1863) William H. Fuller (class of 1861) Henry Holt (class of 1862) Francis E. Kernochan (class of 1861) J. Frederic Kernochan (class of 1863) Franklin MacVeagh (class of 1862) Walter L. McClintock (class of 1862) Luther M, Jones (class of 1860) George C. Ripley (class of 1862) Eugene Schuyler (class of 1859) Alfred O. J. Taylor (class of 1859) Robert Kelley Weeks (class of 1862) William C. Whitney (class of 1863) Buchanan Winthrop (class of 1862) Other members In the first year book, the names on the rolls included: Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, president of Columbia University Edward Cooper, mayor of New York City Chauncey M. Depew, U.S. Senator from New York Abram S. Hewitt, mayor of New York City and U.S. Representative from New York Charlton Thomas Lewis, lawyer and author Over the years, many notable professionals have been admitted as members. A partial list includes: Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City Temple Bowdoin, banker Morgan G. Bulkeley, governor of Connecticut and U.S. senator from Connecticut Clarence Cary, lawyer A. Barton Hepburn, banker J. Pierpont Morgan, banker. It’s during a dinner at the University Club that J.P. Morgan formalize the purchase of Andrew Carnegie’s steel company (one of the largest deals ever) William Osler, physician, professor David Paterson, governor of New York Endicott Peabody, head of the Groton School Henry Smith Pritchett, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology James Ford Rhodes, historian, president of the American Historical Association Edwin Wilbur Rice, electrical engineer Joseph E. Ridder, newspaper publisher Augustus Saint-Gaudens, sculptor Francis Hopkinson Smith, artist, author, and lecturer Nikola Tesla, inventor See also Columbia University Club of New York Cornell Club of New York Harmonie Club Harvard Club of New York List of American gentlemen's clubs List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan