Thomas E. Brayton
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Thomas E. Brayton (May 15 1844-May 10, 1939) Treasurer of the Union Cotton Manufacturing Company [1]Fall River, Massachusetts
Thomas Edward Brayton was was the son of John and Mary Cory Read Brayton.[2] John Brayton was a farmer. [3].
In 1861, Thomas Brayton, aged 18, appears in the Fall River City Directory as a clerk working at Granite Block and residing in Fall River. By 1866 Brayton is recorded as a hose [hosery?] manufacturer. Directory of 1870-1871 documents the progression of Thomas Brayton’s career path, now a cotton dealer. In 1874, Thomas E. Brayton & Co., Cotton Dealers are doing business at 19 Bedford Street. Other principals listed in the directory are R. W. Moreville, Jr. and Andrew Borden. [4]
On May 6, 1875 Thomas Brayton married Martha Ireson from New London County Connecticut.[5] The Brayton’s first child, Alice, was born on February 28, 1878 in Fall River, Massachusetts. A second child, Mary Elizabeth was born in Fall River on May 20, 1880. Helen was born on July 14 1882 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and their last child, Edward, was born on September 13, 1888 in Fall River. [6]
On January 15, 1877, he purchased a property in Portsmouth, Rhode Island for family use as a summer residence on from the executors of the Last Will and Testament of Henry T. Coronett. [7]. After he died, it became known as Green Animals Topiary Garden.
In 1878 and 1880 Thomas Brayton became treasurer of the Union Cotton Manufacturing Company. Customarily a treasurer in the Fall River mills was the principal operating officer and had complete control of operations from the purchasing of raw materials to the sale of the final product, endowing total power over the mill’s profitability.
Thomas Brayton hired a Portuguese mill worker, Jose Carriero, to develop and manage the grounds of his Portsmouth estate in 1905. Brayton, perhaps raised on vegetables from his father’s farm, specifically requested of Carriero that he develop a vegetable garden to supply his family with fresh produce. Carriero was given liberty to establish other gardens as he pleased.[8]
Martha Ireson Brayton died on May 28, 1909. By 1910 Brayton’s career had advanced and the Fall River City directory documents Thomas E. Brayton & Company as treasurer of Union Cotton Manufacturing Co, president of Pocasset Manufacturing Company, and president of Border City Manufacturing Company. Thomas Brayton died at age 96 on May 10, 1939. He bequeathed the Portsmouth estate to his daughter Alice, age 61 and his son Edward, age 51. At the time of his death Alice was residing in Fall River, apparently caring for her elderly and ailing father.
[edit] References
- ^ http://homepage.mac.com/joepowers/mill/owners.html
- ^ Clifford Ross Brayton, Jr., Brayton Family History, Vol. II, (1982), p. 160.
- ^ Green Animals Living Art: A Singular Expression of Portuguese-American Cultural Traditions and Values
- ^ Green Animals Living Art: A Singular Expression of Portuguese-American Cultural Traditions and Values
- ^ Clifford Ross Brayton, Jr., 156. Brayton Family History, Vol. II, (1982), p. 160
- ^ Clifford Ross Brayton, Jr., Brayton Family History Vol. II, (1982) p. 160
- ^ Land Evidence Book 17 pp. 360-362, Portsmouth, RI Town Hall
- ^ http://www.newportmansions.org/newsarticle.cfm?articleid=38340&PTSidebarOptID=9025&returnTo=page10229.cfm&returntoname=Research%20Reports&SiteID=146&pageid=10229&sidepageid=10229&thetitle=Green%20Animals%20Living%20Art%3A%20A%20Singular%20Expression%20of%20Portuguese%2DAmerican%20Cultural%20Traditions%20and%20Values&banner1img=banner_1.JPG&banner2img=banner_2.JPG&bannerbg=&siteURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enewportmansions%2Eorg Green Animals Living Art: A Singular Expression of Portuguese-American Cultural Traditions and Values
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