Alexander B. Britton
Alexander B. Britton was an American lawyer with the firm Britton & Gray.
Early life
Britton was born in Washington, D.C., on January 1, 1867. He was a son of Col. Alexander Thompson Britton and Mary Crandall Wilcox. Among his siblings were Susan Britton, Mary Heins "Daisy" Britton, and Belle Britton. After his mother's death in 1868, his father married Mary Ann Martin in 1869. From his father's second marriage, Alexander had several half-siblings, including Martin Britton, William Lee Britton, Sadie Britton, and Flora Britton.His paternal grandparents were Alexander Britton and Susan Britton of New York City. His maternal grandparents were Isaac Wilcox Jr. and Clarissa Richmond Wilcox of Providence, Rhode Island.
Britton attended Princeton University before attending law school at Columbian University.
Career
Britton joined the law firm started by his father in 1864, eventually becoming senior partner. Like his father before him, Britton was considered a leader of the Washington bar and was a member of the Washington Board of Trade.He was a director of the Federal-American National Bank and the Merchants' Transfer and Storage Company, and served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Capital Garage Company.
Club life
A prominent club man, Britton served as president, and a member of the Board of Governors, of the Chevy Chase Club in Maryland. He was also a member of the Metropolitan Club, the Racquet Club, and the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club.Personal life
On October 23, 1889, Britton married Louise Schneider Reed, a daughter of William Bushrod Reed and Catharine Augusta Schneider. Before her death on January 23, 1917, they were the parents of:- Catherine Britton, who married Prince Alfred of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, son of Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and Countess Franziska von Schönborn-Buchheim, in 1916. Prince Alfred's youngest sister, Princess Franziska, was the wife of Archduke Maximilian of Austria. After her death, Prince Alfred married Felicitas Aletta Mechthild Southard, a daughter of Ritter Richard von Schoeller and widow of James Wendell Southard, before his death in a plane crash over South Ayrshire, Scotland in 1948.
- Margaret Britton, who married Commander H. Welles Rusk Jr. of the U.S. Navy, son of U.S. Representative Harry Welles Rusk, in 1915.
Britton died on June 24, 1926, in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington. After his death, his widow married Count Ippolito Salvoni of Florence, Italy on June 21, 1927.