Polk County IA Archives Biographies.....Brammer, George 1886 - 
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Author: A Narrative History of The People of Iowa

A Narrative History of The People of Iowa
with
SPECIAL  TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN 
EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR,  INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC.
by
EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A.  M.
Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of  Iowa
Volume IV
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
Chicago and New  York
1931

HON. GEORGE E. BRAMMER.  Earnest application and patient industry  invariably 
precede success and distinction in the practice of law.  The  legal 
profession is exacting of those who enjoy its favors.  The successful  lawyer
must have not only a comprehensive knowledge of legal principles and 
precedents, but a thorough familiarity with modern business methods and 
practices as well.  

Judge Brammer has won a broad and well merited  reputation  in his chosen field, 
and his success in the practice of law, in  business and as a member of the 
district bench is indicative of his ability and  versatility.

Hon. George E. Brammer was born March 4, 1886, at Dedham, Iowa, and is  a son 
of William H. and Martha (Edwards) Brammer.  His father was born in  
Kentucky, where he was reared to young manhood, and then came to Iowa and for 
many years was engaged in merchandising at Dedham and Coon Rapids.  A man  of
good business judgment, integrity and industry, he was a successful merchant 
and is now a substantial, retired citizen of Shenandoah, this state.  Mrs. 
Brammer, a native of Pennsylvania, also survives, and both are consistent and 
active members of the Presbyterian Church.  Mr. Brammer is a Republican in  his 
political convictions, and is a thirty-second degree Mason.l  There are  three 
children in the family:  George E., of this review; Winnifred, the  wife of John
W. Leavitt, a banker of Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Neta, the wife of  Glenn F. 
Leacox, a merchant of Shenandoah.

The public schools of Dedham  furnished George E. Brammer with his early 
education.  In 1903 he entered  Drake University, from which he was graduated
with the degree of Bachelor of  Laws as a member of the class of 1908.  Three 
years later the same  institution conferred upon him the degree of Master of Laws. 

Commencing  general practice at Des Moines in 1908, he soon assumed a place 
among the rising  young attorneys of the community, and in 1914 was elected to 
the Thirty-sixth  General Assembly from Polk County, and served one term in 
that body, his record  being one worthy of commendation because of his 
adherence to the interests  of his county and constituents.  In 1922 he was
appointed district  judge by Gov. N. E. Kendall to complete the unexpired term
of Hon. John D.  Wallingford, and served in that capacity until January 1, 1923,
at which time he  returned to the practice of his profession.  In his short term
of service  on the district bench Judge Brammer conducted  his court in a 
dignified and  efficient manner, winning high praise from attorneys appearing
before him.

With the exception of a brief interruption when Judge Brammer was on  the 
district bench he has practiced law continuously in Des Moines since 1908.  He 
has served as counsel for large corporations, and in his profession has  gained 
unqualified success.  He is recognized as a safe counselor and an  able trial 
lawyer. He was vice president and general counsel of the Merchants  Life 
Insurance Company at the time of its amalgamation on January 1, 1929, with  the 
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana, which  company
he serves as counsel.  Judge Brammer is interested in various  business and 
financial enterprises.  He is president of the Iowa State  Bank, Jefferson,
Iowa, and is president of the Central Broadcasting Company,  owner and operator
of radio stations WHO at Des Moines and WOC at Davenport.  He is senior member
of the law firm of Brammer, Brody, Charlton &  Parker, with offices in the
Valley National Bank Building, and is a member of  the Polk County Bar
Association, Iowa State Bar Association and the American Bar  Association.

Judge Brammer, with his family, belongs to the University Place  Christian 
Church, to the activities of which he has been a generous contributor.  He is a 
public spirited citizen and a supporter of every worthy civic  movement.  
Fraternally he is a thirty-second degree Mason, Knight Templar  and a Shriner,
and is a member of the sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Delta  Theta Phi law 
fraternity, the Des Moines Club and the Wakonda Country Club.  Politically he is
a Republican

On June 21, 1911, Judge Brammer was united in marriage with Miss Mary  F. 
Gilliland, of Bloomington, Illinois, who was educated at Eureka College,  
Hamilton College and Drake University, and to this union there have been born 
two children:  Mary C., born in 1914, and James W., born in 1916, both of  whom
are attending Theodore Roosevelt High School.


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