Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-05

HIS Last Illness and DeatA-Hfs Public
Services.
[St. Peter Tribune.
1t is with more than ordinary sadness that
we record the death of another of our old
residents and neighbors-that of Gen.
Charles T. Brown, who passed away about
O'Clock last Sunday evening, Nov. 30th.
For some two years Mr.. Brown has been af-
ficted with cirrhosis of the liver, which has
bafled the skill of the physicians, and last
spring his life was for a time despaired of,
but he finally recovered sufficiently to attend
to business, and during the past sum-
mer and fall has made frequent trips
to the Upper Minnesota valley to
look after his interests there, but as the cold
weather approached his strength failed him
again, although for only about a week before
his death was he confined to his house, and
not until about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon
were his symptoms considered to be immedi-
ately dangerous. About that time it was no.
ticed that he had difficulty in breathing, and
this difficulty increased until life was extinc!a
Fortunately there was no evidence of acute
suffering, and he has rather wasted away than
died from any disease which caused severe
pain. Of all the men of our acquaintance,
there were none who gave such promise of liv-
ing to great age as the deceased until at
tackled by the malady which conquered him.
OF an unusually strong constitution, appar-
emily, of unexceptionable and regular habits,
and coming from long lived family, it
seemed that he of all others, was destined
to live to ripe old age, but the insidious
nature of his decease gradually but surely
undermined his naturally vigorous consti-
tuition.
Gen. Brown was born in Wilton, Maine,
on the 9th of November, 1921, and was
therefore So years of age on Thanksgiving
day. His father is still living in Wilton, q
hale and hearty old man of 80 years. Gen.
Brown came to St. Peter to reside in the fall
of 1860, and with the exception of short
residence in LIE Sueur county, and year or
two in st. Paul, he has lived here ever since.
He has held numerous responsible positions
in this State, having served in the leglslatureas
a member of the Senate during the session of
1866 and in the following year, under q new
apportionment, he served as member of
the House. He was reelected to the Senate
in 1867, and served in that body the two fol-
lowing years. In the spring of 1869 he was
appointed agent for the Chippewa Indians,
but few months afterwards the Indians
we're turned over to the management of the
military department., and his services in that
capacity ceased. In 1871 he was appointed
surveyor general of the State, which
Office he held for about two years,
when he resigned, and since lived
here. He has been a member of
the board of trustees of the Minnesota hosa
pital for insane from its first organization,
and has annually been chosen chairman of
the board by his fellow members. OF
genial nature, kind hearted and considerate
to all, his place will be missed in this COM
munity, and his death sincerely mourned by
all who knew him. He has frequently been
called to fill various municipal and county
Offices, and in all cases he has served his
constituents faithfully and we'll.