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Breidenthal, John W – Brent, Richard

Breidenthal, John W

public official, was born June 22, 1857, in Sibley county, Minn. He has been prominent in political affairs; assisted in the formation of the union labor party at Cincinnati, in 1887; received a large vote for United States senator in January, 1893, and since February of that year has been state bank commissioner of Kansas.

Breil, Joseph

lawyer, was born June, 1849, in Germany. He has attained success as a noted lawyer of Pittsburg, Pa.; is considered the best linguist at the Pittsburg bar; and can write and speak and transact business in six languages.

Breman, Dominic M

priest, poet, was born about 1865 in Albany, N. Y.

After completing a preparatory course he studied philosophy and theology among the Passionist fathers, and was admitted to orders in 1892. For three years he has been associate editor of The Union and Times of Buffalo, N. Y. He is the author of Heart-Tones, a collected edition of his poems.

Bremicker, Charles

clergyman, author, was born Aug. 16, 1862, in Germany.

He graduated from the Presbyterian ian seminary of Dubuque, Iowa; and the McCormick Theological seminary of Chicago. He has filled pastorates in the presbyterian church in Texas and Illinois; and is the author of the Life and Works of Vonder Lippe, a noted clergyman of the presbyterian church.

Brengle, Francis

congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1843 to 1845. He died Dec. 10, 1846.

Brennan, Edgar H

railroad president, was born June 15, 1851, in Louisville , Ky. He is president of the Port Clinton Short Line, and he has also been president of various other railroads in Ohio.

Brennan, John R

man of affairs, was born May 22, 1848, in Ireland. He received his education in the commo11 schools of Iowa county, Wis. For thirtytwo years he was engaged in the hotel business in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver. For nearly ten years he was postmaster of Rapid City, S. D.; has been its mayor; and is also president of the Dakota State School of Mines. During 1892-96 he was railroad commissioner for the state of South Dakota.

Brennan, Thomas

lumberman, was born in November, 1838, in Ireland. He was superintendent of the Duluth road, but resigned the position in order to accept the superintendency of the Manitoba railroad. In 1881 he gave up railroading to engage in the lumber business, and so successful was this venture that he became known as one of the largest operators in the northwest. He died March 1, 1890, in Hot Springs.

Brennen, William James

lawyer, was born Sept. 5, 1850, in Pittsburg, Pa.

He was democratic candidate for auditorgeneral in 1886, and as a representative in ty-second Pennsylvania district. He is the fifty-second congress from the twenthe attorney for the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of Pittsburg, Pa.

Brenner, John L

business man, congressman, was born in 1832 in Ohio.

He attended the Springfield, Ohio, academy; and was engaged in farming until 1862, when he engaged in the nursery business, which pursuit he followed quite successfully until 1874, when he then engaged in the leaf tobacco business. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat.

Brent, Richard

United States senator, was born in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1795 to 1799, and again from 1801 to 1803; and was a senator in congress from 1809 to 1814. He died Dec. 30, 1814, in Washington, D. C.