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 in 1857 in

Meriden, Connecticut Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford. In 2020, the population of the city was 60,850.Halstead, Norman, and Spencer.

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, when he was appointed street superintendent. Elected as a member from Branford of the Connecticut House of Representatives, he served in that office from 1919 to 1920. 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 1942. He was buried at the Branford Center Cemetery.

References

External links

Connecticut State Library
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brainard, J. Edwin 1857 births 1942 deaths Politicians from Meriden, Connecticut Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate Republican Party Connecticut state senators Lieutenant governors of Connecticut