Brantford, city (1991 pop. 81,997), S Ont., central Canada, on the Grand R.; 43°08'N 80°16'W. Leading mfg. city, noted esp, for its large farm implement factories. Named for the Mohawk chieftain Joseph Brant, who led the Six Nations of the Iroquois to the region after the Amer. Revolution and who is buried in the old Mohawk Church nearby. The Mohawk Inst., a Native Amer. residential school, is nearby. Alexander Graham Bell was living here in 1876 when he made his 1st successful experiment in the transmission of sound by electric wire. A mus., formerly his home, exhibits the 1st telephone.
