Edward Thompson Brandebury
Edward Thompson Brandebury was born in Delaware, Ohio. He is the son of Rev. Brandebury, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The subject of this sketch received his early education in the public schools of this city. Having graduated from the high school about the year 1876, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University the same year from which institution he graduated in 1880. He studied law in Delaware and was admitted to the Bar. He located in Minneapolis, where he practiced for some years, and then returned to Delaware, Ohio, where he began the practice. He was soon after elected justice of the peace of this township, which office he held for several years. He returned to Minneapolis but a short time since, where he is again engaged in the practice of his profession.
From 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Edited and compiled by James R. Lytle, Delaware, Ohio, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908