The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-01
COL. EDWARD BROWN,
fDITDRysOlD|ERA AND
PIONEER, IS NO MORE
In His Death From Apoplexy
Yesterday a Remarkable Ca.
reer Is Brought to a Close
Was Ciassmate of Dewey.

Col. Edward M. Brown. veteran ed
tor. pioneer of North Dakota and for
thirteen years resident of st. Paul,
died yesterdays afternoon of apoplexy
at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Il.
D. Spicer, 1875 Walnut street.
In the death of Col. Brown a most
remarkable career is brought to a close.
He was successfully .schoolmaster. ed
Civil war. editor of papers seized in
the Southern states during the bellig-
Grant days and published under milf
tary authority to foster Union sentl-
ment among the Southerners, official
reporter of the Vermont senate. first
United States land agent in the terri
tory of Dakota, and incidentally. In
dian fighter, and. lastly, editor OF
Dakota publication. During the past
thirteen years he had resided with his
daughter. retired from active life.
Col Brown was. eighty-two years
old. and up to last Tuesday he was in
possession of good health and v1gor-
Gus constitution. Tuesday, however.
he was stricken with apoplexy and re-
manned unconscious to the end. which
came Yesterday shortly after noon.
Col. Brown was born at Hartland,
VT, June 22 1921. Both his grand
fathers. Samuel Brown and Israel
Bartlett, were soldiers in the Revolu-
tionary war. He was student at the
Norwich university from 1912 to 1874,
and was a. .classmate and friend OF
George Dewey, now admiral of the
United States navy. He then taught
school for a few years at Bristol. Pa,
continuing his Studies in the meantime.
After leaving Bristol he returned to
Norwich, and was graduated from the
university. aid shortly after leaving
the university became editor of the
Spirit of the Age. He was actively in
terested in politics, being a stanch
Democrat. i During those days. when
heated discussion was rife, Brown took
a prominent part. He was delegate
to the national Democratic convention
at Charleston, S. c.. when the slavery
question was hot:
In 1860 he went to-Montpelier. where
he became editor of the Vermont Pa
triot. He was appointed. on Aug. "a,
1851, adjutant of the Fifth Vermont
volunteers, in which capacity he serv-
ed till Jan 8. 1852. He served through
the various campaigns of the war till
he was placed on special service by
Gen. Benjamin Butler, when that COM
mander was military governor of New
Orleans. Col. Brown Became the pub
Usher Of, the Delta, which Gen. Butler
had 4takeng possession of as a military
necessity. Col Browns experiences as.
editor of this paper at that time We're
unique, and he had many stories to tell
of those days.
Col Brown was discharged from the
service in 1863 on account of i'll health.
In February, 1854. however, on the re-
quest of Gen. Butler. fwhe was then in
command of the department OF Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, Col. Brown
went to Fortress Monroe to publish
military paper.
After the war he was official reporter
of the Vermont senate for five consecu-
tive sessions. In July, 1873, he re-
moved with his growing family to the
frontier of the territory of Dakota, set
Ting at Yankton, where he was APP
pointed United States deputy surveyor.
He opened the first land office of the
expeditions during the following years.
Later he removed to Bismarck. where
he retained the position of surveyor
and was appointed receiver of public
money. Incidentally, he published the
Press and Dakotian, one of two papers
which were published in the territory
in those days. In 1890 Col. Brown re-
moved to ST. Paul, where he resided
continually fill his death yesterday.
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May 2. 1S46s Miss Jerusha Hayward,
daughter of.fSamuel and Sarah Hay
ward. of Stratford, VT. Col. Browns
wife. one of ithe genuine daughters of
the American Revolution, survives him
and resides in st. Paul.
Besides his widow Col. Brown is sur
vived by his three sons and two daugh-
ters. His sons care: w. c. Brown, of
Hurley, S. d. publisher of the Hurley
County Herald.a Frank P. Brown. ST..
Paul. express messenger of the North
ern Pacific. and Edward M. Brown. Jr.,
of st. Paul.. route agent of the United
States postal. service. His daughters
are Mrs. Arthur Linn. of Canton. S. D.,
and Mrs e. D. Spicer. st. Paul.
The funeral will be held from the
residence of Mrs. Spicer. 1876 Walnut
street, Sunday afternoon. The services
will be conducted by Rey. Alton Spicer.
of Rush City. The interment will be at
Forest cemetery.