William Cowper Brann it is a profile of Brann with a bullet hole in it. In the early 1890s, Brann, who had only three years of formal education, owned and published an Austin, Texas newspaper. He eventually sold the Austin "Iconoclast" to William Sydney Porter, better known as O. Henry. He repurchased it from Porter to operate it out of Waco, Texas until the time of his assassination. Following the assassination, Brann's wife moved the publication to Chicago, but still covered Texas issues. William Cowper Brann William Cowper Brann (January 4, 1855 – April 1, 1898) was an American journalist known as Brann
William A. Porter William A. Porter William A. Porter was an American businessperson who, along with Bernie Newcomb founded the first electronic stock brokerage, E*TRADE. After the success of E*TRADE, Porter also co-founded International Securities Exchange (ISE) with Marty Averbuch and became (the first) chairman of ISE on his 70th birthday in 1998. Porter was the former chief executive officer, board member, and chairman emeritus of E*TRADE. In 2000, CNN called Porter the "forefather of online trading". Later in his life he donated money to businesses and nonprofits benefiting organic farming, recreation and community building on Kauai's North Shore. He died October 15,