▁in ▁disposition ." ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ber gen ▁Turn pi ke , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁with ▁Colonel ▁John ▁Stevens ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁president . ▁ ▁After ▁joining ▁the ▁American ▁Num ism atic ▁and ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁life ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁served ▁as ▁third ▁vice - pres ident ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁first ▁vice - pres ident ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁last ly , ▁the ▁president ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁in ▁protest ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁( and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Arch er ▁M . ▁Hun ting ton ) ▁following ▁a ▁financial ▁crisis ▁where ▁he ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁with ▁the ▁New - Y ork ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁but ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁membership . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Company ▁B ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Regiment , ▁N . Y . N . G . ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁R if le ▁Pract ice ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 1 st ▁Regiment , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Captain ▁of ▁Company ▁C ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁▁ ▁He