J. Edwin Brainard

J. Edwin Brainard (* 1860 in Meriden, Connecticut, † September 9, 1942 ) was an American politician. Between 1925 and 1929 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Connecticut.

Career

Edwin Brainard attended the public schools in Branford, where he had moved at the age of five with his parents. He studied medicine. Following the sudden accidental death of his father, who practiced as a physician, he broke off his medical studies. Since 1880 he lived in Meriden, where he worked until 1891 for the company Meriden Malleable Iron Company. He then moved into the bicycle industry. After that, he was a salesman for the company Ives, Uphani and edge. In addition, he also worked as a farmer. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career. In the years 1919 and 1920 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Connecticut.

Following the resignation of Governor Hiram Bingham whose Lieutenant Governor John H. Trumbull was his successor in accordance with the state constitution. In the now vacant position of Deputy Governor Brainard was elected. This post he held between 1925 and 1929. Yet he was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. In June 1928 he was a delegate attended the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, was nominated on the Herbert Hoover as a presidential candidate.

Edwin Brainard was married to Lizzie C. Bartholomew, with whom he had three sons. He died on September 9, 1942.

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