The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-30
DEATH OF COL. A. c. BROWN.
Well-Known Figure in Vermont Political
ana Bnsiness Life.

Colonel Andrew c. Brown, well known
not only in his home city, Montpelier
but all over the state. died yesterday
at the capital of hardening Of the ar
teries incident to old age. For year
be had been confined to the bed and
had been failing al the time, remain
ing unconscious from- last Wednesday
until his death.
Col. Andrew Chandler Brown was born
in Sutton, July 10, 1928, the son OF
Elisha Brown and was direct descend.
ant in the eighth generation Of Chard
Brown, the first immigrant ancestor. the
line OF descent being Chard, John. James,
Andrew, Elisha, Andrew, Elisha and
Andrew. He graduated from Newbury
seminary in 1917 and previously taught
few terms of school. He also learned
the printers trade to aid in defraying
his educational expenses. From ls4D TO
1851, Mr.. Brown taught school in Waits
field and among his pupils were men lat
er distinguished In public life.
In 1851 he went to Oxford, N. H.,
and from there to Bradford, where from
1852 until 1854 he published and edited
the Northern Inquirer, devoted to the
interests Of the Wing party. Mr., Brown
was prominent in securing the first cleo
tion Of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, to the
national House of Representatives from
Vermont
He came to Montpelier in October Of
lS45 and was foreman and business man
ager of the Vermont Watchman. Three
years later he became editor of the pa
per and remained in that position until
1862, when he assisted in the organiza-
tion Of the 18th Vermont volunteer in
fantry, nine months men. He was elect
ed captain Of the Montpelier company
and was promoted at the organization
Of the regiment to lieutenant colonel
He served until May, 1858, when he
resigned to accept an appointment as
commissioner on the board of enrolment
for the first congressional district of
Vermont with headquarters at Rutland,
He was honorably discharged in 1865,
was member of Brooks post, G.. A. r.,
of Montpelier, the Vermont Loyal
Legion and q former commander of the
Vermont department, G. A. r., a posi-
tion in which he was popular and uni
versally beloved by military men and
his comrades. He was the last surviy-
ing field officer Of the 18th Vermont
regiment.
Mr.. Brown established the first dis
tinetive insurance agency in this city
and successfully conducted it until 1880,
when he placed the active management
in the hands of his youngest son, Jo-
seph G. Brown. He was an official re-
porter Of the House of Representatives
from 1865 to 1880, and lessee of the
American Bell Telephone company for
the territory Of central Vermont from
1880 to 1897, when he sold his interests
to the Bell company.
He built up an extensive telephone
plant during that period covering Wash
ington and Lamolle counties with
branches in Caledonia, Orange, Chitten-
den. Franklin and Orleans counties.
Since 1897 he had retired from active
business interests although at his office
dailv until little over a year ago.
Colonel Brown was married May i,
1851. to Lucia Almira Green of Fays-
ton and to them were born six children,
OF whom four are living; Mrs. Charles
Bailey, Mrs. r. f. Bliss, Rome G.. an
attorney in Minneapolis, and Joseph G.
Brown, postmaster at Montpelier.