The book of Minnesotans; a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the state of Minnesota, Part 12

Author: Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & Company
Number of Pages: 584

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BROOKS, Anson Strong, lumber and finance; born Redfield, Oswego Co., N. Y., Sept. 6, 1852; son of Sheldon and Jeanette ( Ranney) Brooks; village school education; married, McGregor, Ia., July 24, 1876, Georgia L. Andros. Came to Minnesota with parents who settled on a farm in Winona Co., in 1856; was telegraph operator, 1868-72; assisted in forming the co-partnership of Brooks Brothers, 1873, to handle grain, the firm owning 35 country ele- vators when that branch of its busi- ness was sold out in 1897. Member firm of Brooks Brothers; treasurer Brooks- Scanlon Lumber Co .; secretary Brooks- Scanlon Co .; vice-president Scanlon- Gipsin Lumber Co .; president Brooks Elevator Co .; secretary Kentwood & Eastern Ry .; 2nd vice-president Minne- sota and Northern Wisconsin Ry .; di- rector National Bank of Commerce. Re- publican. Mason. Clubs: Minneapolis,

Minikahda, Automobile. Recreations: Automobiling and golf. Office: Security Bldg. Residence: 2445 Park Av., Min- neapolis.

BROOKS, Charles B., secretary and treasurer Marshall H. Coolidge Co., cedar products; born at Albion, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1857; son of Merritt and Sarah L. (Baker) Brooks; educated in public schools of Buffalo, N. Y. Began active career as clerk in the wholesale hard- ware house of Pratt & Co., Buffalo, N.

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Y., 1872; became bookkeeper of the com- pany, 1886; moved to St. Paul and be- came connected with the Coolidge Fuel & Supply Co., 1887, the title being later changed to Marshall H. Coolidge Co., also vice-president Coolidge-Schussler Co., and the Edminster Mercantile Co. Mason. Married at Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1880, Annie J. Marshall. Club: Com- mercial. Recreations: Hunting, golf. Office: Guaranty Bldg. Residence: 2309 Girard Av., S., Minneapolis.

BROOKS, Edmund De Witt, book- seller and importer; born at Red Wing, Minn., May 2, 1866; son of E. W. and Harriet E. (Patterson) Brooks; edu- cated in public schools of Red Wing until 1881; at preparatory school, Tabor College, Tabor, Ia., 1881-84; Tabor Col- lege, 1884-88, graduating, 1888, degree of B.A.

Was traveling salesman for Mclaughlin, Sheldon & Co., Owatonna, 1888-89; connected with Security Bank, Minneapolis, 1889-1901; has been in re- tail book business since 1901, making a specialty of securing rare books in Europe during annual

trips abroad.

Club: Commercial. Recreation : For- eign travel. Office: 605 1st Av., S. Residence: 1779 James Av., S., Min- neapolis.

BROOKS, Frank C., jurist; born at Taunton, Mass., Jan. 12, 1853; son of Oscar M. and Anna Brooks; married at Janesville, Wis., 1879, to Ella R. Noyes ( now deceased ). Resided in Cuyahoga Co., O., 1859-72, and Janesville, Wis., until 1881; admitted to the bar 1878; practiced three years at Eau Claire, Wis., located in Minneapolis, 1884; has been judge 4th judicial district since 1898. Democrat. Unitarian. Address: 432 Ridgewood Av., Minneapolis.

BROOKS, Jabez, professor Greek, University of Minnesota, since 1869; born in England, Sept. 18, 1823; son of David and Ann Brooks; educated private school in England until coming to America with parents, 1840; Rock River Seminary, Mount Morris, Ill., 1844-7; graduated Wesleyan University., Conn., 1850 (A.M., same; D.D., Lawrence Uni- versity, Wis.) ; married, Watertown, Wis., Sept. 6, 1854, Ruby B. Pease. Prin- cipal Watertown Seminary, Wisconsin, 1850; principal preparatory department Hamline University, Red Wing, Minn., 1854-7; president, same, 1861-9. Member Normal and Agricultural State Boards, Minnesota, 2 terms each; delegate Meth- odist General Conference, 1864; presi- dent Minnesota Educational Association, 1868; Methodist. (For books and papers see, "Who's Who in America.") "Ad- dress: 1708 Laurel Av., Minneapolis, Minn.

BROOKS, Walter Freeman, civil en- gineer; born at. Rutland, Mass., April 17, 1861; son of Daniel W. and Katherine ( Riley) Brooks; came to Minnesota, 1866; educated in public schools of Min- nesota and at Polytechnic Institute,

Worcester, Mass., graduating, degree of B.S., 1886. Engaged in railway con-

struction, Minnesota, Pacific coast states and Mexico; also mining and ir- rigation engineering on Pacific coast. Has been engaged in private engineering practice since 1893; county surveyor of Blue Earth Co., since 1897. Republican.

Presbyterian. Mason. Married at Ripon, Wis., Nov. 26, 1896, to Miss Mar- garet Limbert. Recreation: Driving. Address: Mankato, Minn.

BROOKS, William F., lumber; born at Battle Creek, Mich., March 1, 1863; son of Frederick W. and Annie (Oakley) Brooks; educated in Minneapolis public schools; graduate Minneapolis High

School and Institute of Technology, Worcester, Mass., degree of B.S., 1884. Entered employ of Minneapolis Mill Co., as assistant engineer, 1886; became connected with firm of Nelson, Tenney & Co., lumber, 1887; was made treasurer of the company, 1888; treasurer of the E. W. Backus Lumber Co., 1897; has been treasurer Backus-Brooks Co., suc- cessor to E. W. Backus Lumber Co., since 1900; also vice-president Kooch- iching Co., Rainy River Lumber Co., First National Bank, International Falls, Minn., Keewatin Lumber Co. Republi- can. Married at Minneapolis, 1887, to Miss Caroline Langdon. Clubs: Min- neapolis, Minikahda, Lafayette, Automo- bile. Recreations: Golf, automobiling. Office: Andrus BIdg. Residence: 1829 Stevens Av., Minneapolis.

BROOM, John, manager manufactur- ing department Wyman, Partridge & Co .; born at London, Ontario, Feb. 24, 1845; son of William and Nancy (Kipp) Broom; educated in the common and public schools in Vienna, Ont .; married, at Minneapolis, Minn., June 4, 1872, to Maria L. Cooley. Came to Minnesota 1869; became connected with Wyman & Mullen; now manager of the manufac- turing department of Wyman, Partridge and Co., large dealers in dry goods and notions and manufacturers of "Flour City" furnishing goods. Clubs: Min- neapolis, Bryn Mawr Golf. Office: Cor. 1st Av., North, and 4th St. Residence: 3111 2nd Av., S., Minneapolis.

BROUGHTON, William w., railway official; born Oct. 20, 1858. Began active career as ticket agent of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Ry., at Springfield. Ill., 1875; was clerk at Bluffs, Ill., and at Springfield, 1876-81; agent Minne- apolis & St. Louis Ry., at East Minne- apolis, 1881-83; agent St. Paul & Duluth Rd., East Minneapolis, 1883-85; general agent at Minneapolis, 1885-90; assistant general freight agent, 1890-93; general freight agent, 1893-1900; was assistant general freight agent Northern Pacific Ry., at St. Paul, 1900-1902; traffic man- ager Eastern Ry. of Minnesota, Jan. 11, to June, 1902; general freight agent Eastern Division Great Northern Ry. and Montana Central Ry., 1903-05; has

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been general traffic manager Great

Northern Ry., since March 15, 1905.

Club: Commercial. Office: 3rd, N. W.

Cor. Broadway. Residence: 608 Grand Av., St. Paul.

BROUN, Andrew George Thomas, banker; born at Edinburgh, Scotland, Dec. 1, 1866; son of Archibald and Made- line (Meikle) Broun; was student in Edinburgh Collegiate School; came to America, 1884; was admitted to the bar, 1889, and practiced law in Sherburn, Minn .; started private bank under

title of Bank of Sherburn, 1890, organizing under state banking laws, 1899. President Bank of Sherburn; director State Bank of Ceylon. Mem- ber Martin County Bar Association. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason, Knight Templar, I. O. O. F., Knights of Pythias, M. W. A., A. O. U. W. Married at Fair- mont, Minn, 1890, to Miss Lucy E. Wol- laston. Address: Sherburn, Minn.

BROWER, Ripley B., lawyer; born in Todd Co., Minn., May 22, 1869; son of Jacob V. and Armina E. (Shava) Brow- er; educated in public schools; State Normal School; College of Law, Univer- sity of Minnesota, graduating, degree of LL.B., 1891. Married at St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 11, 1901, to Jennie F. Hanson. Practiced law as member of firm of Bruckart & Brower, 1891-95; was alone, 1895-1900; member law firm of Stewart & Brown since 1900. Republican. State Senator, 1899 to 1907. Member Minne- sota State Bar Association. Mason; member K. of P., Modern Woodmen of America, A. O. U. W., B. P. O. E., Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Kappa fraternities. Club: Commercial. Ad- dress: St. Cloud, Minn.

BROWN, Alfred Gilbert, manufac- turer of fibre; born near Mantorville, Minn., Aug. 16, 1864; son of Alfred and Mary E. (Gilbert) Brown; educated in common schools of Kasson, Minn., and Egan, S. D., and studied two years at South Dakota Agricultural College, Brookings, S. D. Went to live upon farm near Egan, S. D., at age of 16, managing same 1884-1890; purchased a tow mill, 1890, and increasing the num- ber of mills, engaged in wholesale man- ufacture of tow for upholstering and cordage purposes; was largely instru- mental in organization of the Union Fibre Co., established 1900, of which he is secretary and manager. Republican. Congregationalist. Member Masonic or- der. Married, 1st, in Moody Co., S. D, 1886, Marion Smith (died Aug. 1888); 2nd, at Swanton, O., Nov. 18, 1891, to Miss Lena M. Lewis. Recreations: Driv- ing, reading. Address: Winona, Minn.

BROWN, Benjamin F., born at Strong's Prairie, Wis., April 29, 1858; son of Russell G. and Mary A. (Free- land) Brown; common school education. In commission business, Minneapolis, 1881-83; lumber, Wis., 1884-85; con- tractor and builder, Minneapolis, 1886-

$7. Took up homestead in unorganized county of Beltrami, Minn., 1888 and was one of the pioneers of Clearwater Co. Now U. S. commissioner and court com- missioner. Republican. Congregation- alist. Member I. O. O. F., M. W. A. Address: Bagley, Minn

BROWN, Calvin Luther, jurist; born at Goshen, N. H., April 26, 1854; son of John H. Brown; married at Willmar, Minn., Sept. 1, 1879, to Miss Annette Marlow. Was elected judge of the Supreme Court of Minnesota, Nov., 1898, and reelected 1904. Residence: Morris, Minn.

BROWN, Clarence Archie, secretary The St. Anthony & Dakota Elevator Co .; born at Elmira, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1860; son of Comfort Simmons and Huldah Selina (Hopkins) Brown; educated in Elmira public schools and Elmira Free Academy, graduating, June, 1876; mar- ried at Sioux City, Ia., April 25, 1882, to Ellen Beulah Andrews. Was engaged as bookkeeper for Brown & Roy, whole- sale and retail agricultural implements, Elmira, 1877-79; traveling salesman for Cooper, Wells & Co., manufacturers of hosiery, St. Joseph, Mich., 1880; was bookkeeper for E. C. Palmer & Co., wholesale grocers, Sioux

City, Ia.,

1881; member of firm of Cummings, Smith & Co., wholesale boots and

shoes, Sioux City and Minneapolis, Minn., 1882-83; dealer in real estate, Minneapolis, 1884, and bookkeeper for G. W. Van Dosen & Co., grain dealers, 1885-87; began as bookkeeper with the St. Anthony & Dakota Elevator Co., 1888, and was elected secretary and di- rector, 1892, which position he now holds. Served one year each in N. G. N. Y. and M. N. G. Independent in poli- tics. Baptist. Member Chamber of Commerce of Minneapolis. Member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Clubs: Minikahda, Trinity Men's, Min- neapolis, Curling. Recreations: Golf,

tennis and curling. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 2020 Second Av., S., Minneapolis.

BROWN, Claude Sturtevant, deputy State auditor; born at Rockford, Ill .. Feb. 19, 1872; son of Arthur P. and Josephine A. (Warner) Brown; educated in common schools of Le Mars, Ia., and the Breck School, Wilder, Minn .; mar- ried at St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 18, 1899, Miss Irene A. Iverson. Clerk in office of city clerk, St. Paul, 1896-1902; clerk in land department of the State audi- tor's office, 1892, chief clerk land de- partment, 1904, and deputy State auditor since Nov. 20, 1906. Republican. Ad- dress: 893 Dayton Av., St. Paul.

BROWN, Edward A., grain merchant; born at Winneconne, Wis., Oct. 15, 1856; son of Waldo W. and Susan M. (Apple- ton) Brown; educated in public schools of Winneconne; married at Ash Creek, Minn., 1884, to Jennie E. Olds. Began dealing in grain at Ash Creek, Minn.,

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1884; head of the grain commission firm of E. A. Brown & Co., Minneapolis, es- tablished 1887; owns and operates farm of 1,000 acres in Rock Co., Minn. Also president German State Bank (Ells- worth), Luverne Telephone Co .; vice president First National Bank (Lu- verne), Luverne Automobile Co. Repub- lican. Member Masonic order, Modern Woodmen of America. Club: Commer- cial (Minneapolis). Recreation: Auto- mobiling. Address: Luverne, Minn.

BROWN, Edward Josiah, physician; born at Burke, Vt., Jan. 14, 1851; son of Dr. Ira and Emily (Clark) Brown; graduate of Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., 1870; Dartmouth Col- lege, 1874; Dartmouth Medical College, 1878; post graduate studies, University City of New York, 1878-79; College of Physicians and Surgeons, N. Y., 1888- 89; University of Berlin, Germany, 1889. Has engaged in practice of medicine in Minneapolis since 1882. Oculist and aurist since 1889. Member Hennepin

County Medical Society (president, 1888), Minnesota State and American Medical associations, Minnesota Academy of Sciences. Independent Democrat. Congregationalist. Married at Minne- apolis, April 23, 1900, to Miss Mary Peck Fullerton. Office: Syndicate Blk. Residence: 3027 Pleasant Av., Minne- apolis.

BROWN, Edward LeRoy, grain; born at Red Wing, Minn., April 19, 1870; son of William P. and Sarah B. Brown; edu- cated at The Shattuck School, Faribault, Minn. Came to Minneapolis, from Red Wing, in 1886, and entered the grain business in which he has since been continuously engaged. Member of the grain commission firm of Lake, Brown & Tracy, organized 1906. Member Min- neapolis Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Mining and Stock Exchange, St. Louis Merchants' Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Married at Chicago, June 27, 1900, to Miss Bertha A. Hopper. Club: Automo- bile. Recreation: Automobiling. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 1760 Hennepin Av., Minneapolis.

BROWN, Ernest Clement, banking; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 1858; son of M. P. and Helen E. Brown; educated in schools of New York City and at Mur- ray Hill Institute, N. Y .; married in New York June 1, 1881, to Miss Alice L. Keefer. Was with the Leather Man- ufacturers' National Bank, New York

City, 1878-82; came Minneapolis, 1882; with First National Bank, 1882- 94, and with Union National Bank, 1894- 95; cashier Nicollet National Bank, 1896-1901, when the latter consolidated with the First National Bank, since which time he has been assistant cashier First National Bank. Club: Commercial. Office: First National Bank. Residence: 2811 2nd Av., S., Minneapolis.

BROWN, Frederick P., banking; born

at Koppervig, Norway, Aug. 12, 1838; son of Johan Nordahl Brun and Anna (Salvesen) Brun; educated in private schools and by private tutors. Was a sailor in early life; came to America. 1854, and located at Madison, Wis .: re- moved to Minnesota, 1861; was elected register of deeds, Faribault Co., Nov., 1872, and held the office 14 years; was elected secretary of state of Minnesota, 1890, and reelected, 1892. Now vice president Blue Earth State Bank, Blue Earth, Minn. Republican. Member

State Board of Equalization. Member Norwegian Lutheran Church. Married in Goodhue Co., Minn., 1862, to Miss Lina Larsen. Address: Blue Earth, Minn.

BROWN, Frederick V., judge; born in Washtenaw Co., Mich., March 8, 1862; son of Orestus S. and Evalyn (Bortle) Brown; - educated in common schools, Shakopee, Minn., and one year Hamline University. Admitted to the bar at Shakopee, June, 1885; entered into part- nership with Hon. H. J. Peck; removed to Minneapolis, 1889, and formed part- nership with George W. Buffington, firm of Brown & Buffington; was in partner- ship with Hon. W. A. Kerr, which con- tinued from 1901 to Oct., 1905; was en- gaged in general practice but business consisted largely of insurance practice. Judge of district court, Hennepin Co., appointed Oct. 1, 1905, and elected to same office for term of six years, Nov., 1906. Democrat. Unitarian. Mason; member B. P. O. E. Married at Pres- cott, Wis., Nov. 11, 1886, to Miss Esther A. Bailey. Clubs: Minneapolis, Com-

mercial. Recreations: Hunting and

fishing. Office: Court House. Resi-

dence: 2117 Kenwood Parkway, Minne- apolis.

BROWN, George H., manager Armour & Co., St. Paul; born in Gloucestershire, Eng., March 2, 1855; son of Thomas H. and Harriet (Cook) Brown; educated in England. Came to America, 1876, and has been a resident of St. Paul since 1881; has been identified with the meat business for more than 30 years; was formerly with Swift & Co., but for 25 years of the time has been connected with Armour & Co., and has been man- ager for that company at St. Paul since 1900. Married at Sarnia, Ont., Can., 1880, to Miss Alma H. Reynolds. Office: 339 E. 5th St. Residence: 975 St. Clair St., St. Paul.

BROWN, Giles W., grain elevators and milling; born at Rome, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1858; son of Giles K. and Lavina (Possom) Brown; educated at Rome Academy, Rome, N. Y. Commenced busi- ness career, merchandising, at Texar- kana, Tex., 1878; later went to Cleve- land, O., and engaged in same line; en- tered grain and milling business at Sioux City, Ia., 1890; came to Minne- apolis, 1901; president and treasurer of the Minnesota & Iowa Elevator Co., di-

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rector Great Western Cereal Co., Chi-

cago. Married at Minneapolis, Minn.,

Nov. 29, 1901, to Miss Mabel E. George. Office: Chamber of Commerce, Minne-

apolis. Residence: Minnetonka Beach, Minn.

BROWN, Henry F., lumberman and live stock raiser; born at East Bald- win, Me., Oct. 10, 1837; son of Cyrus S. and Mary (Burnham) Brown; educated in the district school, Fryeburg Acad- emy and Limrick Academy, Me .; mar- ried at Saco, Me., July 19, 1865, to Susan Fairfield. Came to Minnesota, in 1860, began business career as a lumberman and was for many years one of the large and successful lumber operators of the Northwest, a business from which he has almost retired. President Union

National Bank, American National Shorthorn Breeders' Association; owner Browndale Farm (established, 1873);

member executive committee North American Telegraph Co. Owner of large Iron ore properties on Mesaba Range, and lessee of a large number of mines to U. S. Steel Company. Republican

(Harrison elector). Club: Commer- cial. Recreations: Farming and live stock breeding. Office: 1014 New York Life Bldg. Residence: 326 7th St., S., Minneapolis.

BROWN, James A., lawyer, capital- ist; native of Chautauqua Co., N. Y .; educated in academy at Forestville, N. Y., and at Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., graduating, degree of A.B., A.M., 1879. Began active career as a school teacher and was principal of academy, Oxford, N. Y., 1879-83 and at Sherman, N. Y., 1873-76. Came to Minnesota, 1884; entered profession of law, 1886 and is now member of the firm of Par- sons & Brown, Fergus Falls. Also president First National Bank, Deer Creek, Fergus Packing Co., and exten- sively interested in manufacturing en- terprises, lumber and lands, in United States and Canada. Republican. Epis- copalian (life trustee Church Founda- tion of Diocese of Minnesota). President Fergus Falls Park Board. Mason (32°). Married at Oxford, N. Y., 1881, to Miss Mai Mygatt, daughter of Hon. Henry R. Mygatt. Club: Chippewa. Address: Fergus Falls, Minn.

BROWN, John A., county auditor; born in Scotland, Aug. 8, 1841; came to America, 1856, and located at West Salem, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin; edu- cated in the common schools. Enlisted in the Union Army at the time of the Great Rebellion, as member of Co. B, 2d Wis., Cav., serving nearly 4 years and participating in many of the lead- ing battles of the war. After laying his uniform aside, he settled down to farm life, in Cottonwood Co., Minn., 150 miles southwest of St. Paul; was elected county auditor in 1900 and assumed the position, Jan. 1, 1901, still continuing in that office. Mason; member of the G.

A. R. Married at Windom, Minn., Oct. 23, 1880, Miss Edith C. Allen. Address: Windom, Minn.

BROWN, Le Roy, physician; born in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich., Feb. 24, 1855; son of Reuben J. and Betsey Ann (Kingsley) Brown; educated in the com- mon schools of Michigan; Northville High School, 1875-76; Michigan State Normal School, 1877-78, graduating, 1878; University of Michigan, 1882-85, M.D., 1885. Married Ann Arbor, Mich., 1887, to Mina Allen. Worked on father's farm, attending school winters,

till nearly 21; taught and attended school and college for nearly ten years following; began practice of medicine in California, 1885; came to Minnesota and settled in St. Paul, 1886. Surgeon to Nose and Throat Department of St. Paul Free Dispensary, since 1898. Member Ramsey County Medical Society, Minne- sota State Medical Association; hon-

orary member Southwest Minnesota

Medical Society. Republican. Presby-

terian. Mason, Odd Fellow; member Yeomen, Modern Brotherhood, Minneso- ta Society Sons of the American Revo- lution. Office: Pittsburgh Bldg. Res-

idence: 934 Clark St., St. Paul.

BROWN, Leslie Leonard,. lawyer; born at Dakota, Minn., 1859; son of Nathan Brown; educated at Galesville University, Galesville, Wis., and Uni- versity of Wisconsin, graduating, de- gree of B.A., 1882, married at Galesville, 1888, to Miss Lulu Gilliland. Was ad- mitted to the bar at Winona, 1884, and has been engaged in practice in Winona ever since; senior member of the law firm of Brown, Abbott & Somsen since 1900. Member American, Minnesota State and Winona County Bar associa- tions. Democrat. Mayor of Winona, 1902-04; member school board, 1899-91. Mason (32°), Knight Templar, Shriner; member Knights of Pythias, B. P. O. E. Clubs: Arlington, Meadow Brook, Phil- harmonic. Recreation: Fishing. Ad- dress: Winona, Minn.

BROWN, Lewis Dunham, druggist; born at Browntown, Pa., April 12, 1866; son of Clark M. and Mary Jane ( Wood- field) Brown; educated in common schools; Susquehanna Collegiate Insti- tute, Towanda, Pa .; Minnesota Institute of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, Minn. Reared on farm; has been engaged in pharma- ceutical business since Jan. 1, 1888. Member Masonic order, B. P. O. E., Knights of Pythias, I. O. O. F. Club: Commercial. Address: Little Falls, Minn.

BROWN, Minot James, milling; born at Owatonna, Minn., March 14, 1877; son of James and Mary (Madden) Brown; graduated from Owatonna High School, 1895, and from University of Minnesota, degree of B.S., 1899; unmarried. In employ of Imperial Elevator Co., Min- neapolis, 1899-03; manager Hastings Milling Co., Owatonna, since 1903; also

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secretary and treasurer of the Pride Ele- vator Co. First lieut., Co I, 2nd Inf., M. N. G. Republican. Presbyterian. Member Masonic order, Phi Gamma

Delta fraternity. Club: Commercial. Recreation: Horseback riding. Address: Owatonna, Minn.

BROWN, Philip E., jurist; born in Wisconsin, June 19, 1856; educated at University of Wisconsin; Albany Law School, Albany, N. Y., graduating, de- gree of LL.B., 1881. Began practice of law in Wisconsin, 1881; district judge, 13th district of Minnesota, since 1890. Also president First National Bank of Hills; director First National Bank of Luverne, Farmers' National Bank of Luverne, all of Minnesota. Married at Blanchard, Ia., 1882, Miss Ella Ford. Address: Luverne, Minn.

BROWN, Roland Graeme, railway offi- cial; born in New York City, June 9, 1865; son of Roland and Ellen (Com- stock) Brown; educated in graded and high schools; married. Entered service of Minneapolis & St. Louis Road, 1881, passing through various positions to district general freight agent; resigned and was for three months secretary of the Wells Flour Milling Co .; returned to

railway service, 1902, as assistant gen- eral freight agent of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Clubs: Minne- apolis, Commercial (Minneapolis), Min- nesota (St. Paul). Office: Guaranty Loan Bldg. Residence: 2832 Portland Av., Minneapolis.

BROWN, Rome G., lawyer; born in Montpelier, Vermont, June 15, 1862; son of Andrew C. and Lucia A. (Green) Brown; graduated from Montpelier (Vt.) High School, 1879, Harvard Uni- versity, degree of A.B., magna cum laude, 1884; married, Marshfield, Vt., May 25, 1888, Mary Lee Hollister. Ad- mitted to bar in Vermont, Oct. 24, 1887, in Minnesota, Feb., 1888, member law firm of Benton, Roberts & Brown, 1888- 95, practicing alone, 1895-1900; since 1900 in association with Charles S. Al- bert. Also vice president and director Minnesota Tribune Co .; director St. Cloud Water Power Co., and Crookston Water Works, Power and Light Co. At- torney for Minneapolis Water Power Companies, Great Northern Railway Co., and other corporations. Member Executive Committee of American Bar Association; president of Minnesota State Bar Association; president Ver- mont Association of Minnesota, presi- dent Minnesota Harvard Club; president Associated Harvard Clubs of the United States. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Minneapolis, Minikahda; also Harvard (New York). Office: Guaranty Bldg. Residence: 1918 Queen Av., S., Min- neapolis.

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The book of Minnesotans; a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the state of Minnesota, Part 12

Author: Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1907 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & Company Number of Pages: 584

Author: Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & Company
Number of Pages: 584