The History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie, 
BY WILLIAM KITTLE, MADISON, WIS. 
STATE JOURNAL PRINTING CO. 1900.

EDWARD W. BRODHEAD was born at Plattskill, Ulster county, 
N. Y., December 24, 1809. He spent his boyhood days on a 
farm and studied civil engineering at West Point. He 
gained such a reputation in his native State that in 1852 
he was appointed chief engineer of the Milwaukee & 
Mississippi Railroad and had charge of its construction. 
He located and named the village of Mazomanie. In 1857 he 
was elected President of the railroad company. The next 
year he resigned to look after his real estate. From 1863 
to 1882 he was President of the First National Bank of 
Milwaukee.

He was above the average height, with a large frame and 
massive head. He took pleasure in good horses and was fond 
of books and works of art. He died about 1895.



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