J. Edwin 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.

J. Edwin Brainard
80th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office 1925–1929
Governor	John H. Trumbull
Preceded by	John H. Trumbull
Succeeded by	Ernest E. Rogers
Personal details
Born	John Edwin Brainard[1] August 27, 1857[2] Meriden, Connecticut
Died	September 8, 1942(1942-09-08) (aged 85)[3] Branford, Connecticut
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lizzie C. Bartholomew Brainard
Children	Halstead Brainard Norman Brainard. He was the guardian of Rosemary Garthwait upon the death of her mother Anna Dillon. Spencer Brainard
Occupation	salesman politician

Biography

Brainard was born in 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, Halstead, Norman, and Spencer.^[4]

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 1920.^[4]

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.^[5]

Death

Brainard died in 1942. He was buried at the Branford Center Cemetery.