The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
DEATH OF MAJOR BROWN
SUooUMBED YESTERDAY TO A7i-
 HACKS OF PNEUMONIA.

After Weeks IIIness-Ex-COntrolIer
 of city-Ex-Captain of Grays and
 Ex-AIajOr of'FoOt Guard.-Held Many
 Other Positions.
 Major Benjamin E. Brown, formerly business manager of the Register, for mer city controller and late auditor, and one of the best known military men in Connecticut, died at his residence at l2;8o yesterday. having been confined to his house only since last Thursday with pneumonia, this being his third attack rom this disease.
 6orn in lS45 in Somersetshire Eng land. he was brought to this country i3v ms parents when eight, years old. and nlne years later. when but seventeen. flred by the stirring scenes of the times. he enlisted, in the summer of 1882. as. a. drummer boy In Company B, Twentv- seventh Connecticut Volunteers. and was mustered into the United States service with his company not long thereafter He bore an honorable na,.f Tn the regiments history in the civil war, participating in it's several great battles and otherwise sharing it's for tunes in camp and on the march. The term of service of the Twenty seventh regiment, though not an extended one. was active and thrilling, taking part as 1t did in some of the bloodiest engage ments of the war.
 Upon his return home after the ex- piration of his term of service Mir. Brown, in 1866, joined the New Haven Grays, Company F, Second regiment and continued in it for seven and a half years, serving as a private cor poral, sergeant and captain, receiving command January g. 1Ss9 He was the commanding officer of the company for four and half years, during which period the company was recruited from forty-tive members to it's full maxi- mum strength of sixty-eight. with men on the waiting list for active member- ship.
 Captain Brown was one Of the reor- ganizers of the Second company, Gov ernor's Foot Guard Under his admin istration this old-time company, organ- ized in 1775, from forty-five members (when he was elected to it's command} reached it's maximum strength of 1lS.
 Major Brown served two terms as councilman and one term as alderman. and during the four years of service in the two bodies was on important committees and was largely instrunien- tai in securing for the city the present iron bridge at the steamboat landing. known as Tomlinson bridge, and re- placing the former diIapidated wooden structure.
 Tn January, 1895. he was elected city auditor, holding office for two years. and was reelected for a second term by a large majority, when by virtue of change of charter he became the con- troller of the city, serving in this caz paeity until 1899.
 Major Brown was one of the first members of Admiral Foote post c. A. R., and prominent Mason and Knight Templar. He was also connected with the Odd Fellows, the A. 0. U. w. and New Haven conclave of Heptasophs. He held the first certificate issued to Imaster workman of the A. o. U. w. il this state.
 Major Brown married Irene E. Hall. who was born in Guilford. a daughter lof James H. Hall. Besides his wife lst leaves one daughter, the wife Of Johf B. Kirby, of this city His death vii. be sincerely nourned by his host of friends.