Kenneth Russell Valentine Brady [commonly known as Kenneth Russell Brady, and as Kenneth R. Brady] was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1884. He moved to England in 1900. In 1909 he relocated to Manchester and the following year began producing cartoons and illustrations for the Manchester Guardian. In the 1911 England and Wales Census he gave his occupation as Newspaper Artist. He also trained as an architect.
Following World War One he became the Manchester Guardian’s business editor. Over the coming years he held various positions in business and as an architectural consultant.
A book by Brady entitled 'Symbols', printed by the Cloister Press, was reviewed in the September 1936 issue of 'Art and Industry' (p.122). The review contains six examples of symbols designed by him.
Brady was elected a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1935 and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1949.
His address was given as 19 Cawdor Road Rusholme Manchester in 1911; 8, South Gate, Manchester, Lancashire in 1916; 3, Stanton Avenue, Lancashire 1931; Peel Moat Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, Cheshire in 1939; and 7 Lansdowne House, Didsbury, Manchester in 1950. He died at Copthorn Hospital, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire on 28 October 1953. His address at the time of his death was Rose Cottage, Cardington, Church Stretton, Shropshire
Brady, Kenneth Russell 1884 - 1953
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