Edward Brennan

Edward Brennen (also spelled as Edward Brennan) was a British philanthropist who lived and died in Thalassery, Kerala. Government Brennen College, Thalassery, Government Brennen College of Teacher Education, Thalassery and Govt. Brennen Higher Secondary School, Thalassery are named after him.

Biography Edward Brennen's Bunglow (Later Sub. collectors' Bunglow) in Thalassery Born in London in 1784, Brennan joined the East India Company in 1810. He later moved to their subsidiary, Bombay Marine Services. He worked as a cabin boy on a ship. The ship on which he was working crashed during a voyage. Brennan, who was stranded in the sea near Kannur Thalassery, swam to the shores of Thalassery. He then decided to stay in Thalassery. In 1824, Brennan was appointed Master Attendant at the Thalassery Port Office, where he continued for 35 years.

The people of Thalassery affectionately called him Brennan Saip. whose name was Flora, and she was buried in St. Stephen's Church Cemetery in Ooty at the age of 16. Brennan College and was the first college between Kozhikode and Mangalore that time. The school, which was separated from the college in 1949, was shifted to Chirakkara, but in 1958 the college moved to Dharmadam and the school returned to its old building after the establishment of Brennen College of Teacher Education. The school is the lab school for the student teachers in Government Brennen College of Teacher Education Thalassery.