J. Edwin Brainard

J. Edwin Brainard
80th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
1925–1929
GovernorJohn H. Trumbull
Preceded byJohn H. Trumbull
Succeeded byErnest E. Rogers
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Branford
In office
1919–1925
Serving with Sidney V. Osborn (1919–1923)
Ernest L. Averill (1923–1925)
Preceded bySidney V. Osborn
Earle A. Barker
Succeeded byAlbert B. Plant
Ernest L. Averill
In office
1929–1931
Serving with Edwin R. Kelsey
Preceded byAlbert B. Plant
Ernest L. Averill
Succeeded byIrwin W. Morton
Fannie P. Goldsmith
Personal details
BornJohn Edwin Brainard
August 27, 1857
Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 1942(1942-09-08) (aged 85)
Branford, Connecticut, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseLizzie C. Bartholomew Brainard
ChildrenNorman, Spencer, and Edwin H. Brainard

John Edwin Brainard (August 27, 1857 – September 8, 1942) was an American politician who was the 80th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1925 to 1929. He previously served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate.

Biography

Brainard was born on August 27, 1857, in Meriden, Connecticut, the son of Dr. Edwin W. Brainard and Madilena S. Smith Brainard. When he was five, his family moved to nearby Branford, where he attended public schools and graduated from high school. He began studying medicine under his father, but his education was cut short when his father was struck and killed by a train while driving to attend a sick call. He married Lizzie C. Bartholomew, and they had three sons, Norman, Spencer, and Edwin H. Brainard.

Career

In 1880, Brainard moved to Meriden and was employed by the Meriden Malleable Iron Company until 1891. He resigned to go into the bicycle business on Church street, Brainard and Wilcox, which continued until 1817, when he sold out to his partner and took a position with the firm of Ives, Uphani and Rand until 1898, and he was appointed street superintendent and later elected as a member from Branford to the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving from 1919 to 1925 and 1929 to 1931.

Brainard was elected as a Republican Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and served from 1925 to 1929. He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1928.

Death

Brainard died in Branford, Connecticut, on September 8, 1942, at age 85. He was buried at the Branford Center Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census
  2. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
  3. 1 2 "J. Edwin Brainard". Commemorative biographical record of New Haven county, Connecticut. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "City/Town of Branford Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ "J. Edwin Brainard". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "J. Edwin Brainard – Ex-Lieutenant Governor". New York Daily News. Associated Press. September 9, 1942. Retrieved December 25, 2018.