The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
VETERAN INSURANCE man
JOHN CHAMPE BROCKENBROUGH Is
DEAD AT LAFAYETTE.
Was Prominent Iva Banking Circles for
Years Before He Entered the Insur-
ance BusinesS-Other Deaths.
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LAFAYETTE. Ind. Aug. 2S.-John
Champe Brockenbrough. sr.. one of the
oldest men i'm the insurance business in the
State, and said To be the most heavily in
sured man in Indiana. passed away at his
home in this city this morning. His death
was due To valvular disease Of the heart,
and terminated IA sickness lasting three
months. He left a brother. Brown Brock
enbrough, cashier of the National Fowler
Bank; sister, Mrs. Lucy Tucker. of this
city, and three sons, John c., jr., Columbus
and Lawrence Rush Brockenbrough. He
left a comfortable fortune to his heirs.
most of which is in life insurance. 1t is
said that Mr.. Brockenbrough carried in
the neighborhood of 100000 life insurance.
Ihat was several years ago, and he is
known to have acquired several thousand
more before he died. as until q few months
ago he was i'm good health.
John c. Brockenbrough was banker be-
fore he entered the insurance business and
builded one of the best-known agencies
in the State. In 1856 he called this
city from Cincinnati by Moses Fowler.
whose name is written conspicuously on
the pages of Indiana history. Moses Fowler
and Adams Earl, who left an estate of
million, started private banking house
that of Fowler e. Earl. The young cashier
from Cincinnati was highly recommended.
He came to this city by stage coach.
In 1851 the banking house of Fowler &
Earl was succeeded by the Bank of the
State of Indiana, Fowler and Earl being
at the head and retaining young Brocken-
brough cashier. In 1864 the name of the
bank was changed to the National State,
and the same cashier remained i'm place.
In 1872 Brockenbrough left the service of
Moses Fowler and entered the Indiana Ma
tional Bank organized by the late John j.
Perrin For twenty years he remained as
cashier of the Indiana National Bank. and
when ii became known as the Perrin Ma
tional in 1892 he resigned and started the
agency of Brockenbrough & Son, which is
still in existence.
brough worked in Cincinnati and Circle
VILE O., banks AT time he was con-
nected with bank at Louisville, Ky. His
early training was received at Circleville.
John Champe Brockenbrough was born
Dec. S, 1880. at Fort Constitution, Ports
mouth, n. III. His father was an officer
in the regular army, a graduate of West
Point and a veteran of the war of 1872.
After his marriage at Portsmouth, Captain
Brockenbrough resigned from the army and
tered business. He died there. and the
family returned to Brownville, n. Y, the
home of the mother. 1t was there that
John G. Brockenbrough began to shift for
himself. He went from Brownville to Cir
cleville. o., and accepted humble position
i'm a bank. He later rose and after five
years service went to Cincinnati, where on
Feb. Is, 1858, he married Kate Rush. Three
the rest of his life in Lafayette. He was
an active member of Trinity Methodist
Church, member of the advisory board,
and treasurer of the Preachers Aid So
ciety. The Rev. Walter d. Cole, pastor of
the church, has called a special meeting
The funeral arrangements have not been
made.