Clifton Brady (16 October 1894 – 9 June 1963) was a

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and one of the founders of the American architectural firm

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. Brady was born in

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. He earned his

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in 1917 from Iowa State College (now

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), then served in the United States Army for two years. He moved to Seattle in 1927 and was employed by

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as an Associate from 1927 to 1933 and from 1938 to 1941; in 1941 they formed the partnership Naramore and Brady. In 1943 Naramore and Brady joined with William J. Bain and

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to form Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson (sometimes called "the Combine") to undertake war-related work such as defense plants, housing and hospitals. The partnership worked well and the four partners continued it after 1945—the successor firm is today known as

. Brady served as President of the Washington State Chapter of the

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(predecessor to today's AIA Seattle Chapter) from 1947 to 1948. He died, aged 68, in

References

* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, ed., ''Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects'', Seattle and London,

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, 1994, page 339; *Portrait, ''Architectural Forum,'' 95 (September 1951), p. 132. *Portrait, ''Progressive Architecture,'' 28 (November 1947), p. 12. *Portrait, ''Progressive Architecture,'' 31 (September 1950), p. 57. 1894 births 1963 deaths 20th-century American architects Architects from Seattle Iowa State University alumni {{US-architect-stub