Brande, Edward Brainerd

BRANDE, PERLEY

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Date: 12/1/2012 at 08:28:39

Edward Brainerd Brande, well known in business circles of Grinnell in connection with the wholesale lumber trade, has been associated with the firm of b. J. Carney & Company since 1907, and previous to that time was identified with the predecessors of the present firm. He is a man of enterprising spirit and his progress in commercial circles has been the legitimate sequence of close application and untiring industry.
Mr. Brande was born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, August 24, 1866, a son of Thomas and Isabella Brande. The removal of the family to Iowa enabled the son to continue his education in the Grinnell high school, from which he was graduated on the 14th of June, 1881. He afterward spent three years as a student in Grinnell College and two years n the State University of Iowa, thus being well equipped by a thorough educational training for the practical and responsible duties of life.
His early business connection was with John Moor 7 Company, manufacturers, of Chicago, Illinois, with whom he was associated for five years, or from 1888 until 1893. In the latter year he became bookkeeper for Carney Brothers lumber dealers of Grinnell, and following a change in the ownership of the business, leading to the assumption of the firm name of Carney, Brande & Clark, he became one of the executive heads of the business, which was carried on under that style until 1907. A re-organization led to the adoption of the firm name of B. J. Carney & Company. For eighteen years Mr. Brande has been associated with this business, which is one of the important wholesale lumber enterprises of central Iowa. Its trade connections now cover a wide territory and the business has constantly increased under the able direction of Mr. Brande and his associates. Actuated by that laudable ambition which is ever the stimulus of endeavor in business, he has gradually worked his way upward and now occupies a prominent place among the prosperous citizens of Grinnell, where he is also financially connected with the gas company.
On the 25th of September, 1889, in Chicago, Mr. Brande was united in marriage to Miss Juanita A. Perley, and they have one son, Dawson, born September 3, 1890. In politics Mr. Brande is a republican, and though not an aspirant for office, keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day and is ever mindful of the duties and obligations of citizenship. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and also holds membership with the Poweshieks, the Grant Club and the Hyperion Field and Motor club, the last two being Des Moines organizations. His business connections have made him prominently known in Grinnell and in other sections of the state and his social qualities have constantly promoted his popularity.

History of Poweshiek County Iowa
- A Record of Settlement, Organizations, Progress and Achievement, Vol. II
written by Prof. L. F. Parker.
Published by The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., in 1911
Pages 705-706