Samuel Brain
Founder of Brain's Brewery, Wales (1850-1902)
Samuel Arthur Brain (4 May 1850 – 19 February 1902) was a brewery entrepreneur in Cardiff, Wales, founder of Brain's Brewery. He was also a JP and local councillor, becoming an alderman and Mayor of Cardiff.2
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Born 1850.1
Companies
- Brains BreweryFounder7
Early life and education
Brain was born in Bristol on 4 May 1850, to Samuel Brain, a timber merchant, and his wife, Emma who were both Welsh. He married in 1872 the daughter of Mr J. Thomas, the owner of Cardiff's Old Brewery.
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Career
Occupation: politician.4
- Date not recordedFounded Brains Brewery3
Personal life
Politics
Prior to his heavy involvement in business, Brain was a member of the Glamorgan Artillery Volunteers, becoming a sergeant. He later became captain of the No. 7 (Cardiff) Company and ultimately a major in the No. 11 (Barry) Company before his death.
Brain was persuaded to stand for elected office in 1885 and became a Conservative councillor on Cardiff Town Council for the Canton ward. After ward boundary changes in 1891, Brain was elected councillor for the Grangetown ward, despite it being a 'Radical' supporting, working class district. As an alderman of the county borough, he chaired the Cardiff County Borough Council finance committee. In November 1899 he was elected Mayor of Cardiff, serving for 12 months.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataSamuel Brain on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSamuel Brain on Wikipedia
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- 6Wikidataplace of birth, as reported
- 7WikidataBrains Brewery, Founder
- 8Wikimedia CommonsSamuel Brain photo by Weekly Mail (Life time: N/A), Public domain