Anderson W. Brown
Anderson Wesley Brown (November 27, 1849 – April 25, 1923) was a Wisconsin timberman. He was born in New York to Edward Dexter Brown and Helen Margaret Anderson.[1]
He founded the settlement that became the city of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, served as the president of the , and was the first president of the . Brown also served as chairman of the town of Pelican, and chair of the Oneida County Board of Supervisors.[2]
Anderson Brown died April 25, 1923, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.[3]
References[]
- ^ Powers, Benjamin M. (1962). The Browns of Stevens Point and Rhinelander. Kansas City, Missouri: The Lowell Press.
- ^ Olsen, T. V. (1983). Birth of a City. Rhinelander, Wisconsin: Pineview Publishing.
- ^ "Anderson Brown Dies at Home in Rhinelander". Marshfield News-Herald. April 26, 1923. p. 5. Retrieved December 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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