The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-10-23
CIRCULATION
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
DANIEL SEYMOUR BRlNsMADE.
FROM THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY BI.
OGRAPHICAL REVIEW.

Prominent among the representative
natlve-born business men of Fairfield
county stands the gentleman whose
name here appears, and who is one of
the most 'hOnored and influential citi-
zens of this region. Mr. Brinsmade
was born February II, 1916, in the
town of Trumbull, Fairfield Co., Conn,
and is the Youngest son Of Daniel Stiles
and Catherine (Mallette) Brinsmade.
He is direct descendant in the eighth
generation from William Brinsmade,
who came to this country from Eng
land in 1880, locating in Dorchester,
Massachusetts,.
John Brinsmade, the eldest son Of
William, settled in Charlestown, Mass,
where, on May 2, 1888, he was made a
freeman, and the same year married
Mary Carter. About 1912 he moved to
the town of Stratford, Conn.,, which
at that time comprised within its
limits both Trumbull and Huntington;
and it is interesting to note that John
Brinsmade and his descendants have
maintained continuous residence
within the limits of the original town
Of Stratford from the year 1912 to the
present day-a period of over 250 years.
Daniel Seymour BrinSmade, whose
name introduces these lines, received
his earlier education in the public
schools of his native place and in the
Gunnery at Washington, Conn. In
1867 he matriculated in the Scientific
department of Yale College, and
graduated in 1870, having taken the
Engineering course. Immediately
thereafter he went to Huntington,
locating in that part now known as
Shelton, and became assistant engineer
on the construction of the dam ther {
which is the largest in the state),
at that time being constructed
by the Ousatonic Water Company. In
the fall of 1870 he was made CHIEF
engineer of the company, and the
further development of the waterpowe1
and it's surroundings, including the
laying out Of the borough of Shelton,
together with its system Of sewers and
water works, have since been under
his charge. In 1891 the dam built by
the Ousatonic Water Co. in 1870 was
swept away by an immense freshe1
accompanied by large quantities of ice
and upon Mr. Brinsmade devolved the
responsibility of designing and con
structing new dam, one containing
such features as would make it SAFE
beyond peradventure, and capable O.
meeting the conditions which resulted
in the destruction Of the original dam
The efficiency and general plan, as re
CARDS strength and engineering, Of thu
present Ousatonic dam are solely du,
to Mr. Brinsmade's success in this i'm
portant work, and the wide ant
enviable reputation that he enjoys a
a hydraulic engineer is not to be won
dered at.
The intimate connection which tn
Ousa tonic Water Company bears to tn
building up OF both Shelton and Derb
has naturally brought Mr. Brinsmad
as vice president and treasurer o
that cOmpany-lntO close relaUlOn
with the financial and manufacture
interests of the community. A
present he enjoys the still further dis
tinction of being vice president Of til
Home Trust Company, and a directC
in the Birmingham National Banl
also in several manufacturing con
panies.
Notwithstanding his manifold n
sponsibilities in various incumbencie
8 vet his time and efforts have not bee
entirely absorbed in his profession an
business. For % consecutive years l.
> has been a member of the board {
education of the town Of Huntington
and is now it's president; he is al!
! president of the board of trustees
the Plumb Memorial Library.
! Politically republican, our subjet