City: Chattanooga
BRAWNER, Pembroke Augustine, Secretary and Treasurer of Ross-Mehan Foundry Company; born Charles County, Md., September 8, 1860; son Pembroke Augustine and Matilda (Semmes) BRAWNER; paternal grandfather Hezekiah BRAWNER, paternal grandmother Eleanor (Barton) BRAWNER; maternal grandfather Benedict Joseph SEMMES, maternal grandmother Emily (Edelen) SEMMES; English descent; graduate Mt. St. Mary’s College, Cincinnati, O., Class 1879; married Arwin CLIFT, November 21, 1894, member Knights of Columbus, Chamber of Commerce of Chattanooga, Manufacturers’ Association, Mountain City Club, Hamilton County Excise Commission, Board of Education of Chattanooga; Secretary and Treasurer of Mont. Lake Coal Mines, with home offices in Chattanooga; director Chattanooga Golf and Country Clubs; Director of Chamber of Commerce and member of Board of Governors of Manufacturers’ Association; Catholic; a charter member of the Society of “The Ark and the Dove,” composed of the descendants of the original (1633) Maryland Colonists.
