Evening star., 1898-02-21

Maine, A. L. Sturtevant, Commissioner
John W. Ross and DIR. William Tindall.
The interment will be at Rock Creek
cemetery
of public works under the territorial form
of government, was the first president Of
the Metropolitan Street Railroad Company
and laid out into building lots large part
Pleasant.
Native of Maine.
He was born in Blue Hill, Me-, December
D. 1916. His father was lumberman. and
Mr.. Brown, after teaching school for
time. began the work of surveying timber
lands. and then purchased large tracts of
such lands In Florida and Maryland and
took contracts for furnishing the govern
ment and private parties with lumber. He
was member of tine house of represe nta-
tives OF Maine for four terms, and was
also member of the republican state COM
mittee, and in 1860 was a candidate for
Congress, but was defeated.
He was invited to come to Washington by
Hannibal Hamlin. who was then Vice Pres
ident of the United States. and who de-
sired Mr.. Brown 10 accept the position of
naval agent, an office which has since been
combined with that of the paymaster OF
the navy. Mr.. Brown held this position
du:ing the entire war period. His work III
this position was of the highest character.
and the good accomplished was inesti-
manle He devoted his time and means to
the suffering sailors In the hospitals around
Washington. and in this work spent thou
sands of dollars of his own besides raising
thousands of dollars mere for the same
cause Soon after taking up his residence
in this city he interested himself in local
affairs. and began an agitation for improv-
ing the sewerage of the city and for for
warding other improvements in the city.
During the second year of the war Mr..
Brown purchased the Selden farm where
he built a handsome residence. and named
it Mount Pleasant. He also subdivided a
portion Of the farm land into building lots,
ara called the subdivision Mount Pleasant.
Advocated Territorial Government.
MIR. Brown was prominent in the agita-
tion which began in 1868 for a change Of
government in the District, and confer
epces of citizens were held at his house,
which at that time was on 18th street near
street. and subsequently became the home
Of the late James G. Blaire. When the
territorial form Of government was estab-
lished here in 1871 Mr.. Brown was made
a member of the board of public works
He had. however, been previously officially
identified with the government of the Dis
trict, having held the position of judge Of
the levy court from 1860 to 1870. He or.
ganized the National Safe Deposit Co. and
was the first president.
Mr.. Brown was twice married and was
the father Of fourteen children. By his
first wife who died in 1855 there were four
sons and three daughters. Austin P Brown
of this city. Frank NJ, who was drowned
in Colorado in 1888; Henry w. Brown of
San Francisco and Chaplin Brown Of this
city, Mrs. Elias Thomas of Portland, Me-:
Mrs John H Morton of San Francisco and
Mrs. Samuel F. Mattingly of this city. BY
the secord wife, who survives him. Mr.
Brown had four daughters ard three sons.
as follows: Mrs. Frank B. Conger. Misses
Mirnie G., Anna May and blanche Butler
Brown; Sam p. Brown. jr., Philip s. and
George @. Brown. Samuel P. Brown, 5r,
lives in San Francisco, but all the other
children of the second marriage are resi-
dents Of this city.
Mr. Brown as noted throughout his life
for his gealcrosity ard hospitality.