Arthur William Brandt (March 14, 1888 – June 11, 1943) was the

New York State Superintendent of Public Works The office of Superintendent of Public Works was created by an 1876 amendment to the New York State Constitution. It abolished the canal commissioners and established that the Department of Public Works execute all laws relating to canal maintenan ...

from March 30, 1939, to May 20, 1943.

Biography

He was born in

Ontario, New York Ontario is a town in the northwest corner of Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 9,778 at the 2000 census, and 10,136 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the Great Lake on its northern border. The town has a ha ...

, on March 14, 1888, during the

Great Blizzard of 1888 The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard of '88 or the Great White Hurricane (March 11–14, 1888), was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The storm paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Ba ...

. He was the

from March 30, 1939, to May 20, 1943. He died on June 11, 1943, at Doctors Hospital.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandt, Arthur William New York State Superintendents of Public Works 1888 births 1943 deaths People from Ontario, New York 20th-century American politicians