Background
Brant, Irving Newton was born on January 17, 1885 in Walker, Iowa, United States. Son of David and Ruth (Hurd) Brant.
Brant, Irving Newton was born on January 17, 1885 in Walker, Iowa, United States. Son of David and Ruth (Hurd) Brant.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Iowa, 1909.
Reporter, later managing editor Iowa City Republican, 1909-1914. Editor Clinton (Iowa) Herald, 1914-1915. Associate editor Des Moines Register and Tribune, 1915-1918.
Editorial writer and editor editorial page Saint Louis Star, 1918-1923.
Editor editorial page Saint Louis Star-Times, 1930-1938, contributing editor, 1938-1941. Editorial writer Chicago Sun, 1941-1943, foreign correspondent, 1945.
Consultant covering personal assistance to Secretary of Interior Ickes and Roosevelt, Public Works Administration, 1938-1940. Director National Public House Conference, New York City, 1935-1944.
Treasurer Emergency Conservation Committee, New York City, 1930-1962.
Member of council Institute Early American History and Culture, 1959-1962. Member of advisory board James Madison Papers, University of Chicago. Visiting scholar University of Virginia, 1963-1964.
Visiting professor of history U. Oregon, Spring 1966.
Member of council Institute Early American History and Culture, 1959-1962. Member of advisory board James Madison Papers, University of Chicago. Member Society American Historians, Overseas Writers, Phi Theta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho.
Married Hazeldean Toof, September 3, 1913. Children: Ruth (Mistress Jack Davis), Robin (Mistress Kenneth Lodewick).