William Brookfield

Biography

[Trade Journal]

Publication: Crockery & Glass Journal

New York, NY, United States
vol. 41, no. 8, p. 30, 33, col. 2, 1

PERSONAL.

Mr. William Brookfield, whom Mayor Strong, of New York city, has appointed commissioner of public works, is a Jerseyman by birth, but a thorough New Yorker by training. He was born in Greenbush in 1844, but went to Brooklyn in 1862. In 1873 he removed to this city. He owns the Bushwick Glass Works. He was president of the Eastern Association of Glass Manufacturers for years, and in 1891 and 1892 president of the National Association of Glass Manufacturers.

Keywords:	Brookfield : Family : Bushwick Glass Works
Researcher notes:
Supplemental information:	Articles: 466, 467, 471, 476, 485, 545, 550, 1033, 1056, 1057, 4638
Researcher:	Bob Stahr
Date completed:	January 12, 2006 by: Bob Berry;