Edward Eagle Brown was an American attorney and businessman.
Edward Eagle Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1885 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Died | 1959 |
| Education | Law degree |
| Alma mater | Harvard |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Years active | 1908–1959 |
| Known for | President of First National Bank of Chicago |
| Spouse | Phyllis Wyatt |
| Parent(s) | Edward Osgood Brown Helen Gertrude Eagle Brown |
Biography
editBrown was born in Chicago, Illinois, to noted Chicago lawyer and Judge Edward Osgood Brown (5 August 1847, Salem Massachusetts – 8 December 1923) and Helen Gertrude Eagle (married 1884). Edward was the oldest of five children.[1] He studied Law at Harvard University, graduating from the Law School in 1908.
Brown married Phyllis Wyatt, a newspaper columnist[2] in 1913.
Brown died of a coronary thrombosis in 1959.
Career
editBrown was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1908. He joined the legal department of the First National Bank in 1910, became president of the bank in 1934, and was named chairman of the board in 1945. He served on many city boards and committees including the park district, the Association of Commerce, and was a trustee of the Newberry Library.[3]
References
edit- ^ Edward Eagle Brown, Helen Brown Dalton, Walter Elliott Brown, Robert Brown, and Mary Wilmarth Brown
- ^ For the Chicago Evening Post
- ^ Inventory of the Edward Eagle Brown Family Papers, 1749–1955, bulk 1810–1900, The Newberry Library, Chicago