Ella Frances Braman

Ella Frances Braman, a "woman of the century"

Ella Frances Braman (March 23, 1850 – ?) was an American lawyer and business woman. She trained as a lawyer assisting her husband that she was recognised as a commissioner for different states so that she could deputise for her husband. After they moved to New York City, she became her husband's business partner.[1] She held commissions from Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and William Henry Harrison, as well as Governors of principal States and Territories, including Alaska and Puerto Rico. She was a notary public and commissioner of deeds for the District of Columbia, United States Court of Claims and a commissioner of deeds for New York City, as well as a passport, consular, and naturalization agent.[2]