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Sheffield Scientific School 241
George Loomis Brownell, Ph.B. 1875.
Born July 13, 1854, in East Haddam, Conn
Died December 18, 1944, in Worcester, Mass
Father, Charles E. Brownell (B A. 1850) Mother, Abigail Foote
(Loomis) Brownell
Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass Civil engineering course; premium for excellence in physics Freshman year, consolidated Freshman
Crew; Class crew Junior and Senior years, bow oar University Crew
Junior and Senior years; Class treasurer Junior year; member The Cloister and Book and Snake.
Teacher in grammar school Moodus, Conn, 1875-77; associated with
Brownell & Company, cotton manufacturing, Moodus, 1877-80; invented
a twisting machine and numerous later improvements, sold in many parts
of the world, founder and sole owner G L. Brownell, builders of Brownell
twisting and cable-laying machines, Worcester, 1881 until January, 1930,
when business was incorporated as G L. Brownell, Inc., and president of
the latter firm 1930-44; member Worcester Chamber of Commerce,
Worcester Economic Club, Worcester Civic Music Association, Associated
Industries of Massachusetts (charter member 1918), New England Council, Five Cents Savings Bank Corporation, and Central Congregational
Church, Worcester (on building committee, clerk, and chairman of assessors).
Married September 8, 1881, in East Haddam, Elizabeth Marsh Everett
Reed, daughter of Joel Sumner Everett (B A. Amherst Coll. 1840, M A
1843; grad. Andover Theological Seminary 1844) and Seraphina
(Haynes) Everett. Sons: Leroy (died October 21, 1901) and Carl Reed,
'io S Mrs. Brownell died January 24,1929
Death due to bronchopneumonia. Ashes interred in Hope Cemetery,
Worcester. Survived by son, a grandson, George L. Brownell, 2d, '40 E.,
and a great-granddaughter.
Judson Amos Doolittle, Ph.B. 1877.
Born January iyy 1853, in Cheshire, Conn
Died March 26, 1945, in Mount Vernon, N Y
Father, Alexander Doolittle, a farmer and manufacturer in Cheshire,
assessor and first selectman of Cheshire, son of Amos and Eliza (Beach)
Doolittle of Cheshire. Mother, Mary Ann (Andrews) Doolittle, daughter
of Silas and Ruth (Yale) Andrews of Walhngford, Conn Yale relatives
include* Jotham I. Doohtde (B.A 1795)(great-great-uncle); and Edgar B
Doolittle, SpecS. 1878-79 (brother).
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 241 |
| Transcript | Sheffield Scientific School 241 George Loomis Brownell, Ph.B. 1875. Born July 13, 1854, in East Haddam, Conn Died December 18, 1944, in Worcester, Mass Father, Charles E. Brownell (B A. 1850) Mother, Abigail Foote (Loomis) Brownell Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass Civil engineering course; premium for excellence in physics Freshman year, consolidated Freshman Crew; Class crew Junior and Senior years, bow oar University Crew Junior and Senior years; Class treasurer Junior year; member The Cloister and Book and Snake. Teacher in grammar school Moodus, Conn, 1875-77; associated with Brownell & Company, cotton manufacturing, Moodus, 1877-80; invented a twisting machine and numerous later improvements, sold in many parts of the world, founder and sole owner G L. Brownell, builders of Brownell twisting and cable-laying machines, Worcester, 1881 until January, 1930, when business was incorporated as G L. Brownell, Inc., and president of the latter firm 1930-44; member Worcester Chamber of Commerce, Worcester Economic Club, Worcester Civic Music Association, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (charter member 1918), New England Council, Five Cents Savings Bank Corporation, and Central Congregational Church, Worcester (on building committee, clerk, and chairman of assessors). Married September 8, 1881, in East Haddam, Elizabeth Marsh Everett Reed, daughter of Joel Sumner Everett (B A. Amherst Coll. 1840, M A 1843; grad. Andover Theological Seminary 1844) and Seraphina (Haynes) Everett. Sons: Leroy (died October 21, 1901) and Carl Reed, 'io S Mrs. Brownell died January 24,1929 Death due to bronchopneumonia. Ashes interred in Hope Cemetery, Worcester. Survived by son, a grandson, George L. Brownell, 2d, '40 E., and a great-granddaughter. Judson Amos Doolittle, Ph.B. 1877. Born January iyy 1853, in Cheshire, Conn Died March 26, 1945, in Mount Vernon, N Y Father, Alexander Doolittle, a farmer and manufacturer in Cheshire, assessor and first selectman of Cheshire, son of Amos and Eliza (Beach) Doolittle of Cheshire. Mother, Mary Ann (Andrews) Doolittle, daughter of Silas and Ruth (Yale) Andrews of Walhngford, Conn Yale relatives include* Jotham I. Doohtde (B.A 1795)(great-great-uncle); and Edgar B Doolittle, SpecS. 1878-79 (brother). |
