Newton C. Brainard
{{Short description|American banker and historian}}
Newton Case Brainard (December 26, 1880 – July 16, 1964) was an American banker and historian who served as Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut from 1920 to 1922.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/17/archives/newton-c-brainard-83-former-hartford-mayor.html|title=Newton C. Brainard, 83, Former Hartford Mayor|work=The New York Times |date=July 17, 1964|via=NYTimes.com}} He graduated from Yale University in 1902.
He was a member of the Acorn Club, elected in 1915; he was also a member of the Connecticut Historical Society, of which he was president from 1953 to 1963.
The Hartford–Brainard Airport, in Connecticut, is named after him.{{Cite web|url=https://ctairports.org/airports/hartford-brainard/|title=Hartford-Brainard Airport | CT Airport Authority}}
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- {{Internet Archive author |sname=Newton C. Brainard |birth=1880 |death=1964}}
- [http://chs.org/finding_aides/finding_aids/brainard.html Connecticut Historical Society finding aid]
- [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132012124/newton-case-brainard Newton Case Brainard] at Find a Grave
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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Connecticut
Category:Connecticut Republicans
Category:Mayors of Hartford, Connecticut
Category:Yale University alumni
Category:Historians from Connecticut
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