The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-18
FUNERAL OF GENERAL BROWNE.
Remain. of the veteran to BE In
TERED mt Arlington Today.

The funeral of Gen. William Henry
Browne, the weIl-known washingtonian,
and veteran of the Mexican and civil
wars. who died last Saturday at
Charlestown. W. Va. where he was spend
ing the summer with his wife. will be held
this morning at II o'clock at st. Johns
Episcopal Church. corner of Sixteenth &pd
II Streets northwest. The commandery OF
the District of Columbia. Military Order
of the Loyal Legion of the United States,
of which General Browne was prominent
member. will attend the services in full
uniform Interment will occur at airing
ton.
General Browne was well known in
Washington. where he has resided since
the war. During this time he attained
considerable reputation as a lawyer. His
particular speciality In the practice of law
was in trademark cases. He was the
author of an excellent treatise on the sub
ject under the title OF Browne on Trade
Marks. For the past seven years his
health has been delicate but 1t was not
until two years ago that he began actually
to fail. His death was sudden and pain
less.
General Browne was well known in the
professional, political and business life
of the capital. For several years he
served as a member OF the Washington
School Board. and was the author OF
number Of improvements in the public
educational system. He was for many
years member of the Army and Navy
Club. He was also a member OF the Dis
trict Bar association, and al one time
commander of Columbia Commandery
Knights Templar. of which President Gar
field was also a member, and he accom-
panied the commandery when 1t acted es
| an escort for the body of the dead Presi-
dent when he was taken to Cleveland from
| Washington after his assassination He
was active in Grand Army of the Republic
work. having belonged TO John A Raw
| Inns Post. re was also member OF two
| secret societies, the Scottish Rite Masons
and Lafayette Lodge. F. A. aud M
| General Browne always took an active
| interest in religious affairs He was
! member of the Protestant Episcopal
| Church. eat Epiphany Church for num-
| Der of years he taught large Bible class
| of young men, He assisted in the found
| ing of ST. Andrews.
General Browne was of English de-
| scent His father was an officer of the
| English army. as was his grandfather.
| He resigned from the royal service in
order that he might be able to provide
4
| studied law before entering the army, and
thought that the United States would be
/ a good field for him. Consequently he
| came 10 New York Gen. Winfield Scott
was a warm personal friend of the family.
! and when the war with Mexico broke out
| and the spirit of warfare engendered by
| the boys ancestors began to manifest liz
| self. General Scott secured commission
| as second lieutenant for William Henry
I Browne, who was then but eighteen years
! old. He fought in all the principal battles
/ of that war and distinguished himself by
| gallant conduct on several occasions.
| After the Mexican war he returned to
| New York and studied law, in the prac-
| tice of which he afterward engaged. Be-
/ fore he was thirty years old he became,
| prominent in politics and was candidate
| for several municipal Offices. When the
| civil war opened he left a lucrative prac1
| tice ard raised at his own expense
| numbe. OF companies OF troops and Went
| to the front as lieutenant colonel OF tbs
| Thirty-hrst New York Volunteers. He
was SC n promoted to the colonelcy Of an
/ other -eEiment and at the second Fred
| ericks yurg battle he was in command OF
| a bripade and was wounded severely
This was the wound that affected his
healta in after life. From that time until
| the end of the war he was an officer m
the reserve force. After the war he re-
ceived the brevet rank of brigadier general.
For a time he was. a. resident of Ba tfmore
and held a number of important public
trusts. Then he removed to Washington.
| where he built up a lucrative law prac-
tice. He leaves wife but no children