James d'Orma "Dorm" Braman (December 23, 1901–1980) was the 45th mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1964 to 1969. Previously, mayors were elected for a term of four years, but because of a change in the date of election to odd-numbered years, Braman served five and a half years.

Biography

He was born in Lorimor, Iowa

Lorimor, Iowa

Lorimor is a city in Union County, Iowa, United States. The population was 427 at the 2000 census. Lorimor was founded by J.S. Lorimor who was given the honor of renaming the city, when the town grew after he gave land to the railroads as they traveled through town, in return for the railroad...

, on December 23, 1901 to Jacob Wesley Braman. He moved to Washington state around 1908. He attended Union High School from 1916 to 1918, dropping out of school to work in the family lumber business.