The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-21
FL. BROWN DEAD.
Clerk of United States District
Court Passes Away.
Typhoid Fever the Cause Of ii is
Death.
VERY LOW FOR A WEEK
Condition Was Somewhat I'm.
proved Saturday.
TERY LOW FOR A WEEK
Long a Prominent Figure In
Kansas Politics.

| Frank L. Brown, clerk of the United
1 States district court for the district OF
Kansas, and for several years promin-
ent in Kansas politics, died at midnight
last night, after little more than q
weeks illness. He was at the home OF
his brotherin-law, F. L. Campbell, al
us Huntoon.
| Mr.. Brown was very low all of last
week, and up until Saturday his life
was despaired Of, but on Saturday he
had SO far improved that his friends
began to hope for his recovery. Satur-
day night, however. he passed a bad
night and lost ground He was little
better Sunday, but about O'Clock Sun
day night he began to sink and died at
midnight.
Only twice was he conscious during
time. He sank into Inconsistencies
at o'clock last Monday afternoon,
and remained SO until his death ex-
cept for the times mentioned.
| Mr.. Browns home was in Garnett,
and he went home to vote on election
day He was not feeling well at the
time, but came back to his office in
Topeka and kept going until Satur-
day. He was feeling very badly Sat
urday morning, but insisted on coming 6
down town over the protests of Mr..
Campbell who is deputy clerk of the
United States. district court. Saturday
by Monday his life was deSpaired of.
In that brief time he became SO bad
that two trained nurses were required
to care for him, and during Tuesday
land Wednesday death was almost con-
lstantly expected. He rallied, however,
and seemed to improve up to Satur-
day. so that it was hoped that he
would recover, but the hope was in
vain.
For a dozen years Mr.. Brown has
been a strong factor in Republican
politics in Kansas. He first came into
prominence when he was elected sec
retary of the Republican state COM
mittee in 1892. Two years later he
gave up the secretaryship to run for
the nomination of secretary of state,
but was defeated. In 1898 he was
succeeding Joseph L. Bristow. Early
in 1909 Judge Hook appointed him to
the clerkship which he held up to the
time of his death.
Frank Lincoln Brown was born in
Hamilton Mo-, October 49, 1860, and two
years later accompanied his parents to
MacOmb, ILL., He was reared in Macomb
and MacDOnough county, attending the
common and high schools, graduating
from the latter In 1876 Mr.. Brown
matriculated at Illinois state university
and spent two years at that institution.
He returned to Macomb and entered
the law office of Judge Wheat where he
remained two years, but his health fail
ing in the arduouS preparation, he de-
cided upon a change of plans. and in
1880 began a mercantile business at
Goodhope, MacDonough county. In 1886
he disposed of his store, removed to
F'redonia, Kan, and there secured en-
ployment in the legal department of a
company constructing a railroad in that
locality. A year later he entered the
legal department of the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad company, located at Gar
nett, Kan, and remained there until
elected secretary of the state Republi-
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elected clerk of the Kansas house of
representatives for the session of 1892
and 1893. In 1894 he was an unsuccess-
full candidate for secretary of state. go
ing down in the Populist wave which
swept over Kansas He again served
as clerk of the house in 1894 and 1895.
In 1895 he was appointed clerk of the
Kansas court of appeals for the east