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Paul Revere Braniff (August 30, 1897 – June 1, 1954 [a]) was an airline entrepreneur. Braniff was one of the original founders of Braniff International Airways. He served as a mechanic in World War I in the United States Army and then as a pilot in World War II.
Apr 18, 1999 · Worth Remembering: Tom Braniff financed the state's first airline in 1928, with several other men, after his brother, Paul, convinced him to start a commuter line between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Tom later bought Paul's share, and until his death in 1954 ran the airline.
On April 26, 1926, Paul Revere Braniff incorporated Braniff Air Lines, Inc., with the Oklahoma Secretary of State but it was not used for airline operations and was eventually dissolved.
The monarchs of Prussia were members of the House of Hohenzollern who were the hereditary rulers of the former German state of Prussia from its founding in 1525 as the Duchy of Prussia. The Duchy had evolved out of the Teutonic Order , a Roman Catholic crusader state and theocracy located along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea .
The collection documents the first 20 years when founder Thomas E. Braniff achieved extraordinary business success, based on high quality service to customers and a warm, paternal relationship with employees. His laudable efforts for world brotherhood are also recorded.
Sep 19, 2020 · The brothers were aviator Paul Revere Braniff and businessman Thomas Elmer Braniff. In the spring of 1928 the new airline took to the skies on its maiden voyage with a single-engine 5 passenger Stinson Detroiter.
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The lineage of the family in America began in 1800 when Tom’s grandfather, Patrick Braniff, emigrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania. The family moved from Salina to Kansas City in 1891 where Tom attended public school including two years at Central High School.
