Son of Samuel P & Elizabeth Mary (Nexsen) Brady. Husband of Augusta (McClelland) Brady. Father of Mary A (Brady) Berry & Robert M Brady.
Burial Date:Dec 28, 1920
George Nexsen Brady was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Nexsen) Brady. His paternal grandfather was General Hugh Brady, a native of Pennsylvania, who was a prominent figure in Michigan's history.
George attended the Detroit public schools and continued his education in a private school in Lodi Plains, Michigan. After leaving school, he returned to Detroit and joined his father, Samuel in the firm of Brady & Company, who were commission merchants and dealers. This firm also furnished supplies to the miners on Lake Superior and operated a line of steamers between Detroit and Lake Superior mining camps.
His brother, Preston and William H., succeeded him in the warehouse business and he became interested in the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company.
Mr Brady was president of the Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.
George was married to Augusta McClelland in Dec., 1865. They became the parents of a son, Robert McClelland Brady and a daughter, Mary A Brady, who married Admiral Robert M Berry of the U.S. Navy.
George was a member of Detroit clubs, Detroit Boat, Lake St. Clair and the Bloomfield Hills Country Clubs. He was a member of the Detroit Board of Commerce and took an interest in the progress of his native city. He took a great interest in the Boy Scouts of Detroit. He was the owner of a 40 acre farm on Green Lake, Independence Twp., Oakland County, Michigan. He had allowed the Detroit Boy Scouts to camp for the summers. Before his death, he wanted the north part of his property to be given to the Independence Corporation, a holding Company, to be held for the permanent use of the Boy Scouts of America. A portion on the South side of the property was given to the Diocese of Michigan to be used for a camp for boys or recreational for the clergy. On the first property, a lodge was built that had a dormitory and assembly room which cost more than ten thousand dollars. The money for the construction was given by Mr. Brady before his death. The camp is know as the George N Brady Scout Reservation in memory of the donor. The Public school at Joy Road and Lawton Ave., was dedicated in 1922, also named the George N Brady School in his honor.
*Excerpt from The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922, Volume 5
Burial Date:Dec 28, 1920
George Nexsen Brady was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Nexsen) Brady. His paternal grandfather was General Hugh Brady, a native of Pennsylvania, who was a prominent figure in Michigan's history.
George attended the Detroit public schools and continued his education in a private school in Lodi Plains, Michigan. After leaving school, he returned to Detroit and joined his father, Samuel in the firm of Brady & Company, who were commission merchants and dealers. This firm also furnished supplies to the miners on Lake Superior and operated a line of steamers between Detroit and Lake Superior mining camps.
His brother, Preston and William H., succeeded him in the warehouse business and he became interested in the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company.
Mr Brady was president of the Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.
George was married to Augusta McClelland in Dec., 1865. They became the parents of a son, Robert McClelland Brady and a daughter, Mary A Brady, who married Admiral Robert M Berry of the U.S. Navy.
George was a member of Detroit clubs, Detroit Boat, Lake St. Clair and the Bloomfield Hills Country Clubs. He was a member of the Detroit Board of Commerce and took an interest in the progress of his native city. He took a great interest in the Boy Scouts of Detroit. He was the owner of a 40 acre farm on Green Lake, Independence Twp., Oakland County, Michigan. He had allowed the Detroit Boy Scouts to camp for the summers. Before his death, he wanted the north part of his property to be given to the Independence Corporation, a holding Company, to be held for the permanent use of the Boy Scouts of America. A portion on the South side of the property was given to the Diocese of Michigan to be used for a camp for boys or recreational for the clergy. On the first property, a lodge was built that had a dormitory and assembly room which cost more than ten thousand dollars. The money for the construction was given by Mr. Brady before his death. The camp is know as the George N Brady Scout Reservation in memory of the donor. The Public school at Joy Road and Lawton Ave., was dedicated in 1922, also named the George N Brady School in his honor.
*Excerpt from The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922, Volume 5
Son of Samuel P & Elizabeth Mary (Nexsen) Brady. Husband of Augusta (McClelland) Brady. Father of Mary A (Brady) Berry & Robert M Brady.
Burial Date:Dec 28, 1920
George Nexsen Brady was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Nexsen) Brady. His paternal grandfather was General Hugh Brady, a native of Pennsylvania, who was a prominent figure in Michigan's history.
George attended the Detroit public schools and continued his education in a private school in Lodi Plains, Michigan. After leaving school, he returned to Detroit and joined his father, Samuel in the firm of Brady & Company, who were commission merchants and dealers. This firm also furnished supplies to the miners on Lake Superior and operated a line of steamers between Detroit and Lake Superior mining camps.
His brother, Preston and William H., succeeded him in the warehouse business and he became interested in the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company.
Mr Brady was president of the Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.
George was married to Augusta McClelland in Dec., 1865. They became the parents of a son, Robert McClelland Brady and a daughter, Mary A Brady, who married Admiral Robert M Berry of the U.S. Navy.
George was a member of Detroit clubs, Detroit Boat, Lake St. Clair and the Bloomfield Hills Country Clubs. He was a member of the Detroit Board of Commerce and took an interest in the progress of his native city. He took a great interest in the Boy Scouts of Detroit. He was the owner of a 40 acre farm on Green Lake, Independence Twp., Oakland County, Michigan. He had allowed the Detroit Boy Scouts to camp for the summers. Before his death, he wanted the north part of his property to be given to the Independence Corporation, a holding Company, to be held for the permanent use of the Boy Scouts of America. A portion on the South side of the property was given to the Diocese of Michigan to be used for a camp for boys or recreational for the clergy. On the first property, a lodge was built that had a dormitory and assembly room which cost more than ten thousand dollars. The money for the construction was given by Mr. Brady before his death. The camp is know as the George N Brady Scout Reservation in memory of the donor. The Public school at Joy Road and Lawton Ave., was dedicated in 1922, also named the George N Brady School in his honor.
*Excerpt from The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922, Volume 5
Burial Date:Dec 28, 1920
George Nexsen Brady was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Nexsen) Brady. His paternal grandfather was General Hugh Brady, a native of Pennsylvania, who was a prominent figure in Michigan's history.
George attended the Detroit public schools and continued his education in a private school in Lodi Plains, Michigan. After leaving school, he returned to Detroit and joined his father, Samuel in the firm of Brady & Company, who were commission merchants and dealers. This firm also furnished supplies to the miners on Lake Superior and operated a line of steamers between Detroit and Lake Superior mining camps.
His brother, Preston and William H., succeeded him in the warehouse business and he became interested in the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company.
Mr Brady was president of the Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.
George was married to Augusta McClelland in Dec., 1865. They became the parents of a son, Robert McClelland Brady and a daughter, Mary A Brady, who married Admiral Robert M Berry of the U.S. Navy.
George was a member of Detroit clubs, Detroit Boat, Lake St. Clair and the Bloomfield Hills Country Clubs. He was a member of the Detroit Board of Commerce and took an interest in the progress of his native city. He took a great interest in the Boy Scouts of Detroit. He was the owner of a 40 acre farm on Green Lake, Independence Twp., Oakland County, Michigan. He had allowed the Detroit Boy Scouts to camp for the summers. Before his death, he wanted the north part of his property to be given to the Independence Corporation, a holding Company, to be held for the permanent use of the Boy Scouts of America. A portion on the South side of the property was given to the Diocese of Michigan to be used for a camp for boys or recreational for the clergy. On the first property, a lodge was built that had a dormitory and assembly room which cost more than ten thousand dollars. The money for the construction was given by Mr. Brady before his death. The camp is know as the George N Brady Scout Reservation in memory of the donor. The Public school at Joy Road and Lawton Ave., was dedicated in 1922, also named the George N Brady School in his honor.
*Excerpt from The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922, Volume 5
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