BRADEN, William C.
      Mitchellville, Ia.; now Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
                    Submitted by Mike Miller


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Braden, William C., a well-known and popular attorney at Lake
Charles, was born in Mitchellville, Ia., Dec. 31, 1886, a son of
Charles M. and Luella (Collins) Braden, natives of Ohio and
Illinois, respectively.  The father for a time was in the
hardware business and later in the lumber business at
Jacksonville, Fla., but has now retired and is living at home
with his devoted wife.  They are the parents of 3 children,
namely, Cyrilla, William C., and Charlie E.  William received his
primary education in the public schools at Lake Charles, after
which he enrolled at the Louisiana State university, graduating
in the class of 1908 with the degree of B. A., and in 1910 he
received his degree of LL. B.  On leaving the university he
entered the office of the well-known law firm of McCoy, Moss &
Knox, and after being admitted to the bar practiced for a time in
connection with this firm.  He later began independently, and has
succeeded in establishing an excellent practice.  Mr. Braden is a
member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and also
of the Knights of the Maccabees of Lake Charles.  He is a stanch
Democrat in political adherency, a representative citizen and is
regarded as one of the leading members of his profession in that
section.  
Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns,
Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form
(volume 3), p. 61. 
Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century
Historical
Association.