Philip Milledoler Brett, Sr. was the 13th President of Rutgers University serving in an acting capacity from 1930 to 1931.
A descendant of the Reverend Philip Milledoler, president of Rutgers College from 1825 to 1840, Brett was graduated from Rutgers in 1892. As an undergraduate he was the winner of the sophomore and junior oratorical prizes and was an active participant in athletics. He was captain of the football team in 1891, a member of the basketball team, and doubles champion with Clarkson Runyon, Jr. Receiving his degree with honors, he was awarded an LL.B. from the New York Law School in 1894. At the time of his selection as acting president, Brett was a partner in the Manhattan law firm of Nevius, Brett and Kellogg. In 1906 he became a member of the Rutgers College Board of Trustees, and served as chairman of the committee on honorary degrees, a member of the executive and preparatory school committees, a trustee of the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Phi fraternity and a member of its Board of Governors.
"No one who has the interest of Rutgers at heart could but give sincere approval," declared the Targum on news of the selection of Philip M. Brett (1871-1960), as acting president of Rutgers University in October 1930. To the student editors, he was "a true Rutgers son if there ever was one." Brett took office at a time when the nation was plunging into the depths of a depression, the University was entangled over disagreements with the newly-established State Board of Regents, and morale had severely dwindled among the faculty. After eighteen months, morale was restored and despite the requests of faculty for him to accept a full appointment as president, Brett declined. He continued his service as a Trustee of the University for over fifty years.
He was born in Newark, New Jersey and was the great-great-grandson of Philip Milledoler. While attending Rutgers, he was the captain of the football team that played Princeton University in 1892 in which he was apocryphally credited with saying: "I'd die to win this game." He graduated with a baccalaureate degree from Rutgers College in 1892, and then received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the New York Law School and a degree from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
He married Margaret A. Strong and had two children: Philip Milledoler Brett, Jr. and Margaret Brett Tenney.
He retired from law in 1948, and died on 2 July 1960 at his home in Manhattan
A descendant of the Reverend Philip Milledoler, president of Rutgers College from 1825 to 1840, Brett was graduated from Rutgers in 1892. As an undergraduate he was the winner of the sophomore and junior oratorical prizes and was an active participant in athletics. He was captain of the football team in 1891, a member of the basketball team, and doubles champion with Clarkson Runyon, Jr. Receiving his degree with honors, he was awarded an LL.B. from the New York Law School in 1894. At the time of his selection as acting president, Brett was a partner in the Manhattan law firm of Nevius, Brett and Kellogg. In 1906 he became a member of the Rutgers College Board of Trustees, and served as chairman of the committee on honorary degrees, a member of the executive and preparatory school committees, a trustee of the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Phi fraternity and a member of its Board of Governors.
"No one who has the interest of Rutgers at heart could but give sincere approval," declared the Targum on news of the selection of Philip M. Brett (1871-1960), as acting president of Rutgers University in October 1930. To the student editors, he was "a true Rutgers son if there ever was one." Brett took office at a time when the nation was plunging into the depths of a depression, the University was entangled over disagreements with the newly-established State Board of Regents, and morale had severely dwindled among the faculty. After eighteen months, morale was restored and despite the requests of faculty for him to accept a full appointment as president, Brett declined. He continued his service as a Trustee of the University for over fifty years.
He was born in Newark, New Jersey and was the great-great-grandson of Philip Milledoler. While attending Rutgers, he was the captain of the football team that played Princeton University in 1892 in which he was apocryphally credited with saying: "I'd die to win this game." He graduated with a baccalaureate degree from Rutgers College in 1892, and then received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the New York Law School and a degree from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
He married Margaret A. Strong and had two children: Philip Milledoler Brett, Jr. and Margaret Brett Tenney.
He retired from law in 1948, and died on 2 July 1960 at his home in Manhattan
Philip Milledoler Brett, Sr. was the 13th President of Rutgers University serving in an acting capacity from 1930 to 1931.
A descendant of the Reverend Philip Milledoler, president of Rutgers College from 1825 to 1840, Brett was graduated from Rutgers in 1892. As an undergraduate he was the winner of the sophomore and junior oratorical prizes and was an active participant in athletics. He was captain of the football team in 1891, a member of the basketball team, and doubles champion with Clarkson Runyon, Jr. Receiving his degree with honors, he was awarded an LL.B. from the New York Law School in 1894. At the time of his selection as acting president, Brett was a partner in the Manhattan law firm of Nevius, Brett and Kellogg. In 1906 he became a member of the Rutgers College Board of Trustees, and served as chairman of the committee on honorary degrees, a member of the executive and preparatory school committees, a trustee of the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Phi fraternity and a member of its Board of Governors.
"No one who has the interest of Rutgers at heart could but give sincere approval," declared the Targum on news of the selection of Philip M. Brett (1871-1960), as acting president of Rutgers University in October 1930. To the student editors, he was "a true Rutgers son if there ever was one." Brett took office at a time when the nation was plunging into the depths of a depression, the University was entangled over disagreements with the newly-established State Board of Regents, and morale had severely dwindled among the faculty. After eighteen months, morale was restored and despite the requests of faculty for him to accept a full appointment as president, Brett declined. He continued his service as a Trustee of the University for over fifty years.
He was born in Newark, New Jersey and was the great-great-grandson of Philip Milledoler. While attending Rutgers, he was the captain of the football team that played Princeton University in 1892 in which he was apocryphally credited with saying: "I'd die to win this game." He graduated with a baccalaureate degree from Rutgers College in 1892, and then received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the New York Law School and a degree from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
He married Margaret A. Strong and had two children: Philip Milledoler Brett, Jr. and Margaret Brett Tenney.
He retired from law in 1948, and died on 2 July 1960 at his home in Manhattan
A descendant of the Reverend Philip Milledoler, president of Rutgers College from 1825 to 1840, Brett was graduated from Rutgers in 1892. As an undergraduate he was the winner of the sophomore and junior oratorical prizes and was an active participant in athletics. He was captain of the football team in 1891, a member of the basketball team, and doubles champion with Clarkson Runyon, Jr. Receiving his degree with honors, he was awarded an LL.B. from the New York Law School in 1894. At the time of his selection as acting president, Brett was a partner in the Manhattan law firm of Nevius, Brett and Kellogg. In 1906 he became a member of the Rutgers College Board of Trustees, and served as chairman of the committee on honorary degrees, a member of the executive and preparatory school committees, a trustee of the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Phi fraternity and a member of its Board of Governors.
"No one who has the interest of Rutgers at heart could but give sincere approval," declared the Targum on news of the selection of Philip M. Brett (1871-1960), as acting president of Rutgers University in October 1930. To the student editors, he was "a true Rutgers son if there ever was one." Brett took office at a time when the nation was plunging into the depths of a depression, the University was entangled over disagreements with the newly-established State Board of Regents, and morale had severely dwindled among the faculty. After eighteen months, morale was restored and despite the requests of faculty for him to accept a full appointment as president, Brett declined. He continued his service as a Trustee of the University for over fifty years.
He was born in Newark, New Jersey and was the great-great-grandson of Philip Milledoler. While attending Rutgers, he was the captain of the football team that played Princeton University in 1892 in which he was apocryphally credited with saying: "I'd die to win this game." He graduated with a baccalaureate degree from Rutgers College in 1892, and then received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the New York Law School and a degree from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
He married Margaret A. Strong and had two children: Philip Milledoler Brett, Jr. and Margaret Brett Tenney.
He retired from law in 1948, and died on 2 July 1960 at his home in Manhattan
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