Imogen Harding Brodie (June 8, 1878 – August 16, 1956) was an American vocal teacher and contralto soloist; she was the wife of the American

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to the court of

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Early life

Imogen Harding Brodie was born on June 8, 1878, the daughter of George A. and Jennie B. Harding. She was the great-granddaughter of Samuel K. Barlow. Brodie's great-grandmother was Susanna Lee of

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, whose father, William Lee, was a lieutenant of artillery in the Revolutionary war.

Career

Brodie was active in civic affairs. She was a vocal teacher until 1915. For many years she was a contralto soloist in various Portland churches. From 1921 to 1925, she moved to

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, where her husband was the American

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to the court of King

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. She was a member of the Professional Woman's League of Portland.

Personal life

In 1905, she married Edward Everett Brodie (1876–1939), a leader among newspaper men, (republished fro
Carey, 1922
and had two children, Madelen Jane and George Harding. She lived at Brodacre-on-Clackamas, Ore. R. F. D. 2,

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. She died aged 78 on August 16, 1956, in Multnomah, Oregon.

References

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