Harry Lynde Bradley
| Harry Lynde Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 5, 1885 Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Died |
July 23, 1965 (aged 80) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Employer | Allen-Bradley |
| Known for | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation |
Harry Lynde Bradley (January 5, 1885 – July 23, 1965), the brother of Lynde Bradley, was the co-founder of the Allen-Bradley Company and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.[1] He "became deeply involved in conservative causes",[2] with "a strong sense of anti-communism animat[ing] his political beliefs".[2] He supported Robert A. Taft for the Presidency in 1952, and Barry Goldwater in 1964.[2]
The Foundation, however, remained relatively small-scale until twenty years after Bradley's death, with the billion-dollar sale of Allen-Bradley to Rockwell Automation, which swelled the Foundation's assets from around $14m to around $290m.[2]
His adopted daughter, Marion Bradley Via, lived in Virginia, and died in 1993.[3] His daughter Jane Bradley Pettit, a philanthropist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died in 2001.[4]
Books
- Gurda, John (1992), The Bradley legacy: Lynde and Harry Bradley, their company, and their foundation, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
References
- ↑ Bradley family has made a tradition of giving, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 6, 1985
- 1 2 3 4 John J. Miller (2003), "The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation", in How Two Foundations Reshaped America, Philanthropy Roundtable
- ↑ Bradley heir Via dies in Virginia, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 5, 1993
- ↑ Jane Pettit was philanthropist beyond compare, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 16, 2001
External links
- From local roots, Bradley Foundation builds conservative empire
- Our founding families: Bradley Family