# Brewster’s Millions — Character guide

> Key figures in Brewster’s Millions by George Barr McCutcheon.

- [Montgomery Brewster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/montgomery_brewster.md): Monty Brewster is a restless young man about town whose grandfather's will turns his life into a frantic, public experiment in spending. He must burn through a million dollars without acquiring a single asset, while lawy
- [Peggy Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/peggy_gray.md): Peggy Gray has loved Montgomery Brewster since they were children, and she watches his wild spending spree with a mixture of hope and quiet dread. She believes him worth a lifetime of poverty, yet his strange urgency abo
- [Barbara Drew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/barbara_drew.md): Barbara Drew moves easily through New York's fashionable set, courted by Monty and by the brash Californian Rodney Grimes. She resents Monty's assumption that he can dictate her friendships, and her cool, cutting replies
- [Swearengen Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/swearengen_jones.md): Swearengen Jones is the wealthy, sardonic relative whose death sets the entire wager in motion, and whose terse messages from Butte keep Monty guessing whether he is being watched or mocked. His frugality is legendary, a
- [Mrs. Dan DeMille](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/mrs_dan_demille.md): Mrs. Dan DeMille is the leader of the fast younger married set, a woman whose husband lives at the club and whose invitations are never declined. She lends Brewster's campaign her unerring sense of arrangement, making hi
- [Nopper Harrison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/nopper_harrison.md): Nopper Harrison serves as Brewster's assistant and confidant, placing bets, running errands, and watching the spending spiral with a never-decreasing look of worry. He is the practical friend who sees the toll of each fr
- [Joe Bragdon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/joe_bragdon.md): Monty's philosophical friend, forever quoting Rip Van Winkle and urging him to break away, even as he watches Monty's fortune draw a dangerous crowd.
- [James T. Sedgwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/james_t_sedgwick.md): The deceased uncle whose will sets up the inheritance challenge for Monty.
- [Paul Pettingill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/paul_pettingill.md): A rising young artist with more talent than business sense, hired by Brewster to redecorate rooms and quietly rival him for Barbara Drew's attention.
- [Mrs. Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/mrs_gray.md): Peggy's mother, a kind and practical woman who supports her daughter.
- [Colonel Drew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/colonel_drew.md): A wealthy Southern gentleman and banker who calls Monty 'my dear boy' and warns him that every promoter in the city wants a whack at his money.
- [Mr. Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/mr_grant.md): The level-voiced lawyer who summons Monty to hear a dead uncle's will and delivers news that is both a fortune and a trap.
- [Edwin Peter Brewster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/edwin_peter_brewster.md): Monty's deceased father, a stern and frugal man.
- [Grant & Ripley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/grant_and_ripley.md): The law firm handling Monty's inheritance and legal matters.
- [Elon Gardner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/elon_gardner.md): A friend of Monty who gets involved in his spending schemes.
- [Subway Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/subway_smith.md): A friend of Monty known for his quick wit and urban savvy.
- [Captain Abner Perry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/captain_abner_perry.md): A sea captain who becomes involved in Monty's yacht adventures.
- [Ellis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/ellis.md): A servant or employee in the Brewster household.
- [Bertier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/bertier.md): A French chef hired by Monty for his extravagant parties.
- [Rawles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/rawles.md): A servant or employee in Monty's household.
- [Louise Sedgwick Brewster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/louise_sedgwick_brewster.md): Monty's mother, mentioned in backstory.
- [Reggy Vanderpool](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/reggy_vanderpool.md): A wealthy young man who socializes with Monty's circle.
- [Duke of Beauchamp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/duke_of_beauchamp.md): A British aristocrat who appears in Monty's social circle.
- [General Manager Harrison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/general_manager_harrison.md): A manager at a company Monty deals with.

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