Edmund J. Brandon | |
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United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office 1939–1946 | |
Preceded by | John A. Canavan |
Succeeded by | George F. Garrity |
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regional Administrator for the Boston Regional Office, Zone 1 | |
In office 1935–1936 | |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | James J. Caffrey |
Personal details | |
Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts | May 24, 1894
Died | November 1, 1946 near Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts[1] | (aged 52)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democrat[2] |
Spouse | Anna Coleman McCarthy[2] |
Occupation | Attorney |
Edmund John Brandon[2] (May 24, 1894 – November 1, 1946) was an American attorney and government official who served as the Administrator of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Boston Regional Office, Zone 1 in 1935.[3] He eventually resigned as commissioner because he had too much work to do as receiver of the Atlantic National Bank.[4][4]
He also served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from February 9, 1939 to 1946.[2][4] In his first year he had a record of 417 wins and one loss.[4]
He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and attended their public schools.[2][5] He went on to attend Boston College where he played football, and was later graduated from Boston University in 1919.[5] He passed the bar exam in 1918.[5]
Brandon served as the Massachusetts State Deputy of the Knights of Columbus from 1924 to 1927.[5] He was a friend of James Roosevelt.[4]
During World War I, he was a Lt. Commander in the Engineering Training Department of the First Naval District.[4] Pope Pius XII made him a knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[4]