Edward J. Brundage

Brundage (1919 or earlier)
Brundage circa 1927

Edward Jackson Brundage (May 13, 1869 – January 20, 1934) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Campbell, New York, Brundage moved with his parents to Detroit, Michigan. He worked in a railroad office in Detroit, Michigan, and then moved to Chicago, Illinois, when the general office moved there. Brundage became chief clerk in 1888. He studied law and received his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1893.

Brundage served in the Illinois House of Representatives and was a Republican. In November 1904, Brundage was elected President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and was reelected in 1906. In 1907, Brundage served as corporation counsel for the City of Chicago. From 1917 to 1925, Brundage served as Illinois Attorney General.

Brundage killed himself at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois, because of financial problems, by firing a bullet through his heart.[1][2][3] He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.

  1. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1923-1924, Biographical Sketch of Edward Jackson Brundage, pp. 52-53
  2. ^ "Suicide Verdict In Brundage Death". Chicago Tribune. January 21, 1934. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Written at Chicago. "Edward Brundage, Powerful Politician, Is Found Shot Dead". The Daily Illini. Urbana, Illinois (published January 21, 1934). AP. January 20, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.