New-York tribune., 1921-10-17
Jacob Brenner
Falls Dead i'm
Church chCouncil
Commissioner of Jurors in
Kings Is Stricken and
Dies at Meeting of Eighth
Avenue Temple Board
Led Attack on Livingston
Supporter of Senator Calder
Active Republican Leader
for More Than 80 Years

Jacoo a. SreTneT, Commissioner OF
Jurors in Kings County and 3 Hepub-
-ican leader of Brooklyn foY more than
thirty years. fell dead yesterday while
attending board Of directors meeting
of the Eighth Avenue Temple, st Gar
field Place and Eighth Avenue. Brook
lyn. Dr.. Edward N. Martin, an assist
ant medical examiner. who pronounced
Mr.. Brenner dead, said tnas the cause
OF death was heart disease
Mr. Brenner, who was widely known
a "the dean OF the Republican Com
rnittee,' was listening TO report O. 4
fellow director on the affairs Of The
Eighth Avenue Temple when ne sud
denly slipped from his chair and fell
10 the floor. Other mem bers o. the
board rushed to his assistance and
medical aid VIZ, summoned. The body
vas later removed 70 the Bremen
home, a. 255 Carroll street, Brooklyn.
Led Attack on Livingston
Commissioner Bremen was leader Of
-he 9Th Assembly District Repub~
lean forces and vas long recognized
as q power in the politics Of Kings
County. T. was ne Who introduced
the resolution a. recent meeting Of
the Kings County Republican E,secu-
tive COMMITTEES, following the prima-
ries. which called for the resignation OF
jacob Livingston rs chairman Brenner
supported United States Senator Will
lam II. Calder. who was appointed to
lead the committee and act as its
nominal head.
Commissioner Brenner was boru on
the East Side s;zty-four years ago.
His parents moved to Brooklyn when
he vas three months old. He was edU-
Gated II The public schools O. the Old
City Of Brooklyn, and as young man
became interested IN politics in the
Tenth Ward. On May u, 1871. nc en-
tered the law Offices Of Smith, Y Nood-
ward and Buckley, Of Brooklyn. lie re
NAMED taere untii lie opened Offices
Of his oTn at 26 Court Street, Brook
yn under the firm name Of Bearns &
Bremen.
On January I, 1893, ne was appointed d
counseI TO the police department as q
reward FOR the active parT which he
took il the campaign of Mayor Schie-
ren. lie served in this Office for over
three yeacs, holding over under the ad
ministrat ion OF Mayor Wursrer. He
was later appointed city magistra te,
and resigned in 1902 TO become com
missioner Of jurors.
Executive Member Thirty-four Years
Bvcnner's appointment a. commits
! sioner os jurors wes made under ar
act which legislated Commissioner
Melody out o. Office and gave the pow
er Of appointing his successor to the
Appellate Division OF the Supreme
/ Court. This law was subsequently de.
clsred Unconstitutional and Thomas r
Farrell, Democrat, was appointed tc
the office. Brenner later succeeded
/ Farrell to the same position.
Brenner won the title Of dean Of
the committee" for his length OF SER
ice on the Kings County Republican
Executive Committee. lie was a dele
gate TO the general committee for
nineteen consecutive years and execu-
tive member from his ward for thirty
/ four years. He was chairman OF the
executive committee in 1896. IN the
Mckinley campaign, end was extremely
energetic and successful IN conducting g
It's affairs.
He IS survived By two SOUS, Arthur
snd Mortimer, and four daughters
Funeral services will be held at
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon IN the
Eighth Avenue Temple Rabbi Alex
ander Lyons, close personal friend o
NJ. Brenner, viii oficiate.