The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-21
BRAINARD H. WARNER.

AiOii TIE OLNIn DlSJflcL the 1DliOWlng
sketch of his life will be of interest to
our readers:
MIR. Brainard H. Warner was born
in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania,
and came to Washington in 1868 and,
for the three months after his arrival,
was clerk in the Judiciary Square
Hospital, when he was promoted to
clerksh!p in the War Department,
where he remained until the latter part
OF 1866, when he was appointed to
position in the office of the Comptroller
of the Treasury. At the same time, he
was Private Secretary for Hon. Charles
R. Buckalew, who was then promi-
nent Democratic Senator from Penn
sylvania.
I'm the latter part of 1867, he was
made Deputy Collector Of Internal Rev
enue of the 9th District of Pennsylvania,
with headquarters at Lancaster, where
he also continued. his law studies with
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, then a Repub-
lican member of Congress from that
District. He started a paper while in
this position called 1.-The Voice of
Truth" and also aided in publishing
'The Father Abraham" a picturesque
campaign journal, using the Dutch dia-
lect.
''In 1868, he resigned, for the purpose
of completing his course at the Column
bia College Law.School, in Washington.
and after making long tour through
the West, as a correspondent for The
Harrisburg Telegraph" entered the
school and graduated year later. He
was reappointed to his old position in
the Treasury Department, but in a few
months, upon his graduation, he entered
upon the practice of law.
Better opportunities seemed to offer
in the real estate business, for which
he relinquished law and for many years
has been prominent in every movement
looking to the development of the Ma
tional Capital. He was a member of
the committee of one hundred, to whose
labors is largely attributable the pres
ent form of government of the District
of Columbia He has also been connect
ed with some Of the leading banks, in
situations, and companies in the District
of Columbia and Maryland, among them
we give the following: A charter mem
Der of the Metropolis Savings Bank,
Central National Bank. and Second Ma
tional Bank, Director of the National
Metropolitan Bank, and National Safe
Deposit and Trust Company and the
founder of the b. H. Warner Company,
The Rudolph West Company. the Col
umbia National Bank and the Washing
ton Loan and Trust Company. He was
President of the two latter named insti-
tudons until pressure Of business lead
to his retirement, and, ever since, he
has been member Of their Boards Of
Directors and Executive Committees.
One of the founders of the Washington
Public Library and Nice-President from
its incorporation; member Of the Board
of Trustees of the American University
and Trustee of Howard University, and
President Alumni Association, George
Washington University; one of founders
of the Washington Board of Trade and
its second President, member of the
Chamber of Commerce, President of
the Young Mems Christian Association
and member of the various inaugural
Executive Committees since 1870.
During the last three inaugurations
he was Grand Marshal of the division of
civic organizations. Mr.. Warner was
President of the local branch of the Red
Cross during the Spanish-American
War, President of the National Phil
harmonic Society and Secretary of the
Yellow Fever Aid Society, President of
the Sound Money Club during the cam
paign of 1896, defeating his entire
office force for several months to the
work of that campaign. He was Treas
urer of the Inaugural Committee when
General Harrison became President,
President of the Kensington Electric
Railway and one of the builders of the
Baltimore Line and lexington Railways.
He has also served upon hundreds of
committees and delegations.
''He was for many years President of
the Central Dispensary and Emergency
Hospital and under his administration
the building it now occupies was erect
ed; was also President of the Industrial
Home School He served as a member
eff the Board Of Directors of the Ameri-
can Security Company of New York.
Trustee Of the U. S. Reform School.
He has been chairman of the Board of
Trustees of National Park Seminary,
Forest Glen, Md, since its foundation.
He was the first Worshipful Master of
Kensington Lodge, F. and A. M: q
member Of Lafayette Chapter, De
Holay Commandery and Almas Temple.
For more than twenty years, he has
been interested in Maryland politics and
a prominent member of the Republican