# Braddock Washington — Short Fiction character guide

> Braddock Washington in Short Fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the present Mr. Washington, Mr. Braddock Washington, Mr. Washington, Washington

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

A fabulously wealthy and eccentric man living in isolation.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/vi)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Diamond as Big as the Ritz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/the-diamond-as-big-as-the-ritz)

The patriarch of the Washington family, who guards the diamond mountain.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iv)

Son of Fitz-Norman, who sealed the diamond mine and converted wealth into radium.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/vi)

Braddock Washington, the wealthy and ruthless patriarch, leads the tour, displaying his opulent estate and his absolute control over the imprisoned aviators, whom he treats with cold pragmatism.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/viii)

Mr. Washington is an exacting host who interrupts John and Kismine's argument and disapproves of their relationship.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/ix)

Appears in the lift commanding the executioners, then deals with the attack.

### [The Bribe to God and the Fall of the Washington Empire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/x)

Offers a bribe to God with a giant diamond, then disappears into the wired mountain before its destruction.

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