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Morgan Bulkeley Brainard (January 8, 1879 - August 28, 1957) was an American attorney, insurance executive, and book collector. He served as president of Aetna from 1922 to 1956, following his uncle Morgan Bulkeley. Brainard was a director of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad until his resignation in 1955.[ citation needed ]

He was a member of the Acorn Club, elected in 1905; he was also a member of the American Antiquarian Society, to which he was elected in 1942.

He and Eleanor Stuart Moffat married on 27 April 1905. He had five children. [1]

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References

  1. "Morgan Bulkeley Brainard" (PDF). American Antiquarian.