Background
Brett, was born in Darien, Connecticut and spent most of his life in Woodstock, Vermont, and Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Richard Brett
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Williams College; Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
Career
Brett was a graduate of the Taft School, Williams College, and the Yale School of Forestry. Brett served as treasurer (appointed 1926) and general manager of Macmillan Publishing. After serving in World World War II, Brett was the business manager of the New York Public Library from 1947 until 1953.
Conservationist
After retirement in 1953, Brett moved to Vermont, where he set up a tree farm with habitats for wildlife at Hawk"s Hill in East Barnard.
He served as a trustee of the Vermont Natural Resources Council. Brett later donated his Hawk"s Hill tree farm to the New England Forestry Foundation.
Military service
Brett served in the Army Air Corps during World World War World War II
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Nationality
United States -
Political Party
The Right