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J. D. BROODER, manufacturer, Kane, was born in Carbon county, Penn., but when he was a child his parents moved
to MeKean county, where he was reared and educated. When fourteen years old, he left home, and until 1866 was employed
in saw mills. In that year he entered the employ of a railroad company, and had charge of their shops at Kane until
1880, from which time until 1885, he was in the, employ of the Standard Pipe Line Company, having charge of the
pump station and the pipe line district. In 1885 he became associated with Joshua Davis and Elisha K. Kane, and
incorporated the Kaue Gas Light & Fuel Company, with which he is still identified, and which from the time
of its incorporation has been a successful investment. Mr. Brooder was married to May Galvin, and they have four
children. He is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the borough council.
From:
History of the Counties of
McKean, Elk and Forest,
Pennsylvania
With Biographical Selections.
J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers
Chicago, 1890.
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