Thomas Elmer Braniff

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1922-1923 In 1922, Thomas Elmer Braniff, began building the first skyscraper in Oklahoma City. Named The Braniff Building, it housed Braniff's business entities and served as the main company headquarters beginning on July 1, 1923.
1928-? Prudential Fire Insurance Company
1928-1929 Mr. Braniff would continue on to found Prudential Fire Insurance Company in 1928 and then in 1929, Kansas City Fire Insurance Company.
1928-Today Braniff International Airways
1929-? Kansas City Fire Insurance Company
1944-1954 Braniff Foundation
1954-? Blakley Braniff Foundation
1961 Texas Senator William A. Blakley, who in 1961 was appointed to then Senator Lyndon B. Johnson's seat after LBJ was elected Vice President of the United States, created the Blakley Braniff Foundation with Tom Braniff.
Braniff Airlines
Braniff Airways, Inc.
Braniff Investment, Co.
By this point Braniff had created one of the most successful insurance firms in the Southwest and was well known for a creative plan involved using surety bonds to guarantee first-mortgage debt.
Merrill and Braniff Agency
Oklahoma Aero Club
Paul R. Braniff, Inc.
T.E. Braniff Insurance Company
Thomas Elmer Braniff created the Braniff Foundation in 1944 for the purpose of supporting educational, religious, scientific and research endeavors. It became the Blakley Braniff Foundation after Mr. Braniff's death in 1954.
World Organization for Brotherhood