Webster E. Brown

Webster E. Brown

Webster Everett Brown (born July 16, 1851 in Peterboro , Madison County , New York , †  December 14, 1929 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . From 1901 to 1907 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1857, Webster Brown came to Wisconsin with his parents. There the family lived first in Newport , then in Hull and finally in Stockton . Brown attended public schools in these cities, then Lawrence University in Appleton, and then until 1870 the Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee . He finished his education with a degree in 1874 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison . From 1875 he started working in the wood industry at Stevens Point . In 1882 Brown moved to Rhinelander , where he also worked in the wood industry. He also took part in papermaking. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In the years 1894 and 1895 he was mayor of Rhinelander.

In the 1900 congressional elections , Brown was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Alexander Stewart on March 4, 1901 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1907 . After the elections of 1902 he represented there as the successor to John J. Jenkins the tenth district of his state. From 1903 he was chairman of the mining committee.

In 1906, Brown decided not to run for Congress again. In the following years he resumed his previous activities in Rhinelander. He died on December 14, 1929 in Chicago, where he had gone for medical treatment due to health problems.

Web links

• Webster E. Brown in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Webster E. Brown in the database of Find a Grave (English)