Edgar Truman Brackett (July 30, 1853 – February 27, 1924), was a lawyer, businessman, and a member of the

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Biography

Edgar Brackett was born on July 30, 1853 at Emerson's Corners (now Gurn Spring) in

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to William Brackett and Elizabeth Ann Sherman. After spending his youth in Iowa he returned to Saratoga Springs in 1872 to practice law. In 1882, he married Mary Emma Corliss (1857-1931), and they had several children, among them the screenwriter Charles Brackett (1892–1969). His accomplishments included participation in the impeachment of New York Governor William Sulzer in 1913 and the founding of McGregor Links golf course near Saratoga Springs, "considered by experts to be one of the best in the country" in 1921. Edgar T. Brackett was a member of the

(28th D.) from 1896 to 1906, sitting in the 119th, 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th and

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s. He was again a member of the State Senate (30th D.) from 1909 to 1912. sitting in the 132nd, 133rd, 134th and

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s; and was Minority Leader from 1911 to 1912. He died on February 27, 1924, in

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Business interests

In 1889 Brackett was a founder, with Sidney Rickard and George F. Harvey, of the G.F. Harvey Company, a

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manufacturer in Saratoga Springs, and was a director of the company. In 1901, Edgar Brackett founded the

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and remained as president until his death in 1924.

Postscript

In 2013 a large cache of Senator Brackett's personal records and correspondence was discovered concealed by a

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in Saratoga Springs City Hall, where he had a law office. The records, dating from the 1890s to 1905 are now being digitized "and hopefully they'll be available to the public."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brackett, Edgar T. 1853 births 1924 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Wilton, New York Burials at Greenridge Cemetery