Benjamin H. Brewster ’47

Ben died June 2, 1998, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He had been in failing health since suffering a severe stroke in 1995.

Ben was born and raised in Baltimore. He graduated from the Hill School in 1943 and attended the U. of North Carolina's Marine V12 program. Entering Princeton in the fall of 1946, he graduated in Feb. 1949 with a major in politics.

Ben joined the family business, Baugh Chemical, in Baltimore. When the business was sold to Kerr-McGee in 1963, Ben moved to its Oklahoma City location to work in the chemical and petroleum divisions.

Upon retirement in 1973, Ben began working with the Episcopal Church at the parish and diocesan levels. His contributions were many and widely recognized by the community. These, he would call the "happiest" years of his life. Ben and his wife, Harriet, enjoyed their summers in Charlevoix, Mich., and Flagstaff, Ariz.

Even though he attended few class functions, Ben had a deep affection for Princeton. The class extends its deepest sympathy to Harriet, his son Benjamin H. Jr., his daughter Diana Doswell, his four grandsons, and his brother William M. '53.

The Class of 1947