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Erastus Brainerd was born on February 25, 1855 in Middletown, Connecticut. He was a descendant of a very old Connecticut family and the son of Norman Leslie and Leora (Campbell) Brainerd. His childhood days were spent at his birthplace in Connecticut.
Erastus fitted himself for Trinity College, at Hartford, but changed his plans and entered Harvard in 1870. He received the degree of B. A. in 1874. The following year was spent in graduate study. During his college days he developed a rather fine appreciation of the arts and their masters.
From October 1874 to April 1878 Erastus Brainerd worked with James R. Osgood & Company, Boston publishers, and prepared for them a series of five volumes, namely: the Life of Titian, the Life of Sir John E. Millais, Great Artists, Gems of the Dresden Gallery, and the Gray Collection of Engravings, the latter being the most admirable. He also was curator of engravings at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1876-77.
In 1878 he went to Europe, there encountering several unique experiences. In the Island of Malta he was made a member of the famous knighthood which was originally established there.
When he returned to America in 1879 he began a varied newspaper career.
Brainerd and his wife moved to Seattle, Washigton in 1890, and he edited the Press and the Press Times of Seattle for the three years following. In 1893 he was appointed land commissioner of Washington, serving a four-year term. When the rush to the Yukon region began in 1897 Brainerd directed a most extensive and successful advertising campaign for Seattle as the starting and outfitting point for Alaska.
A complete file of fourteen volumes of correspondence including letters to and from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and newspaper clippings was compiled by Brainerd and entitled Alaska and the Klondyke. Shortly after, Brainerd made a visit to Alaska and spent almost five years there. After his return he edited the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1904 to 1911, and the San Francisco Call from March to September 1913.
In 1919 he served as consul for Paraguay, his jurisdiction covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.
His death occurred at his home in Seattle.
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In Scotland Erastus was initiated into the Scottish Rite of Masonry by the Duke of Buccleuch. Afterall, while visiting Europe, he became a Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, a Knight of the Red Cross of Rome, a Knight Templar, and a Freemason.
Erastus Brainerd joined the Rainier Club and organized a local Harvard Club.
Erastus Brainerd was married on May 30, 1882, to Mary Bella Beale of Richmond, Virginia.
