Imogen Harding Brodie

Imogene (left) with family, posing for a photo of descendants of Sam Barlow. From the Jan. 1919 issue of Daughters of the American Revolution magazine.

Imogen Harding Brodie (June 8, 1878 - August 16, 1956) was a vocal teacher and contralto soloist; she was the wife of the American Envoy to the court of King Rama VI of Siam.

Early life

Imogen Harding Brodie was born on June 8, 1878, the daughter of George A. and Jennie B. Harding. She was the great granddaughter of Samuel K. Barlow. Brodie's great grandmother was Susanna Lee of South Carolina, whose father, William Lee, was a lieutenant of artillery in the Revolutionary war.[1]

Career

She was active in civic affairs. She was a vocal teacher until 1915. For many years she was a contralto soloist in various Portland churches. From 1921 to 1925 moved in Bangkok where her husband was the American Envoy to the court of King Rama VI.[1]

She was a member of the Professional Woman's League of Portland.[1]

Personal life

In 1905 she married Edward Everett Brodie (1876-1939), a leader among newspaper men,[2] and had two children, Madelen Jane and George Harding. She lived at Brodacre-on-Clackamas, Ore. R. F. D. 2, Oregon City, Oregon.[1]

She died on August 16, 1956, in Multnomah, Oregon.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 157. Retrieved 8 August 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Biography of Edward E. Brodie". Archived from the original on 2019-12-01. Retrieved 3 October 2017. (republished from Carey, 1922)