West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-25
OBIruARY.

place on Saturday morning last at
O'Clock, the Hon. William q. Brown, at
ter lingering illness of many months.
Deceased was born Sept. %. 1900, in
this county which was at thst time part
Of Monongalia. lie received whz would
now be termed a common school oduca-
tiou, aud went TO Parkersburg and studi-
ca law with Phelps s Samuels. He re
turned 10 this county In 1923 anG served
IS psos, cutting attorney from that time
until 1892. During This time, by persist
lawyers of the state. la 1882 he WAS
elected 10 the General Assembly of Yir-
GINA aud Was one of those who opposed
the ordinance Of milifcation passed by
the Legislature OF South Carolina during
that year. In 1910 he was elected a mem
Der of the Virginia Legislature and was
returned IN 1871, 1912 aud 1913, Iu the
Presidtntis campaign of 1874 MIR. Brown
was appointed assistant olector for the
Seventeenth Electoral District and can
vassed and spoke throughout southwest q
ern I, nnsylvania and northwestern Vir-
ginia. He received a nomination for Con
gress in 1915, and was elected by an over
wholming majority. He opposed the
Northwestern Boundary Compromise and
! advocated the war With Mexico. lie wac
| returned 20 Congress In 1S47 and gain in
! 1850. Ia 1850 he was delegate to both
Democratic National Conventions and
was supporter Of ID ug'ass. lie attend
ed the Virginia Convention in 1881, and
opposed the secession Of The State. He
was member Of the 37lh and the 3Sth
Congress-, aud Was one OF the prominent
members of the constitutional Convent n
in 1871 ,. In 1872 be was elected mem
Der If the West Virginia Legislature anG
served two years. Since that time he has
devoted his entire attention 20 his profess
ion and his business up 10 the time of HE
late Illness. NJ. Brown was very social
gent. man and good couvgrsationalist,
being chccS fIn II pleasing gnecdo;o,
r. gjous rvic,s were held at his lat.
losid nee con Monday, conducted by
Rev Fhnsgan, Of Grafton, assisted by
the Row Graham Of this place after which
the remains were inferred in The cemetery
here u which place they we're followed
bJ large coucourse OF sympalhz.ng rel
auv,s and friends,
The members Of the bar mot, aud fo
the purpose of taking action on the dea't
Of ,Le Honorable gentleman, commit
tee appointed for the purpose, reported
this
MEMORIAL.
Our aged and venerable brother, william
q Brown, BE- dead On the mprniug o.
the l9.n day OF April, 1884 in his 94l
year, bot~cen m.lngl, and dsy dawn
standing on "a, m,Igin Of the river. b.
wruppe hi- mantle about him, aud, witt
the sil,ut boaimtn, crossed 20 the unsort
shore. And ~ W. p use from our pro
f,syio' ri tuii, s to pNy trlYIe TO pn ar
dinary man. FIR more than sixty years
lcsdi hight Hnd N ,mcut e this bar, /
is with min slcl emotions Of sntness, IN,
| pleasure that we tcnd-r for record on
testimonial 10 the ability, high profess
ional hruoi and iuttg,ity # our bi 'the
as on advrcs,c aud couns !. A. an ,.t'or
ny ne flcd the measure anh standard o.
| The books ~ man "!curneu in the law.
And his learning aud ability were onl,
,qn.l,d by tho u / and industry win
which he applied himself To, ana followed
his chosen profession. Brother Browr
was cspeciolly succe ssful az an advocate
but he never stopped 20 the use e doubt
ful ways or questionable meanI for th,
sake.of winning case. His lorg, success
ful aud industrious life stands udtarnlshet
in that respect. But our aged brothcrT
| ueo fulucss and talents we're not conhnyC
to the lngl forum. His was wider field
IL served with ability in the Fedora
Congress and in the Legislature OF biz
Owu Stale. he was also euccessfu
| business man, and accumulated by bis IN
| dustry, good mar - hcut and economy, &
handsome fortune. Aud now TO cOpcludC
this bnet r,vjcw # lis scjiyc, useful anl
| successful life, We of-r the following -