Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-10-20
Representative Vim. G. Brown, Jr, o.
West Virginia.


A sturdy ancestry is one of the best as
sets man can possess in the hurly-burly
of this progressive twentieth century.
which may be aptly termed the wizard
age.
West Virginia has sent to the House OF
Representatives one Of her most notable
sons who mas an ancestry he Il justly
proud of Hon. William e. Brown, IT.,
the new Democratic member from the
second districts the man. In his baili-
wick. where sturdiness is a marked fea-
ture of the people, he is Familiarity known
as "Junior Brown" because of the splen-
did achievements of his father, both as
public man and as private citizen, in
years gone by.
Representative Brown is fond of re-
calling the accomplishments fhis father,
the late VIM. G. Brown. ST., who was
born at Kingwood, w. Va, in 1900, and
was admitted to the practice of law when
he reached his majority The elder Brown
was a lifelong Democrat, and served
several terms in the Virginia Legislature
and was a member of Congress from
Va, 1874 to 1913.
Like father, like son, is an adage
trite aud generally true. 1t applies to
Representative Brown, Jr., and the
splendid record he has made. His grand
father, James Brown. came from Ireland
and settled in Kingwood in 1880, aud the
new Congressman esteems the fact that
he is of robust Scotch-Irish lineage. He
is of the type of men who do things, "
and do them well, and it is our prediction
that the people of the second district oil
West Virginia are going to send him
back to Congress as many times as he
cares to come.
HIS fellow Democrats of the House of
Representatives have already recognized
his worth by placing him on two of the
most importa 1t committees of that
body-the Committee on Banking
aud Currency and that on Immigra.
ton and Naturalization. Both
PLAYED weighty parts in the pro-
ceedings of the Sixty second Congress.
He is now working with the former
committee on a system of Rural Credits,
which will be a big benefit to the farm
ers of the country, and also took lead
ing part in framing the new currency
law.
Hon. William G. Brown, j., has the
reputation throughout his State of being
a good tinker" He is acquainted with
practically everybody, and it is said that
he can cali more people by name than
any other man in West Virginia. and ne
is immensely popular with all classes.
Congressman William G. Brown. Jr,,
is a Democrat of the old school, He
was born IN Kingwood, w. Va, April 7.
1886, After receiving common school
education he went to the West Virginia
University at Morgantown, and gradu-
ated in 1877 receiving the degree of A.
B.; was admitted to the bar and engaged
in the practice of law; subsequently the
degree of A. NJ, was conferred upon
him by his alma mater; was a cousin of
The late Senator J. P. Dolliver. of Iowa
aud they were roommates IN College
While of opposite politics, they entered
into boYlsh pact to meet again in af-
ter life in Congress, he early became en-
gagged in the banking business and has
followed it continuously in connection
with the practice of law; in addition to
other lines oS business, he is an extensive
landowner and ardeDtly -devotes much
of his time to agriculture and the raising
of thoroughbred stock for practical use
on the farm; an ardent me rnber of the
Democratic party, he has represented it
in many national and State conventions;
IN the memorable campaign of 1896 he
received the Democratic nom uation for
Congress- in he second congre IS onal dis
trct of West Virginia, and was defeated
by Judge Alton Gordon Dayton; he ran
as presidential .eiector in 1908, and was
nominated again for Congress at Moore
field on the first day of July, 1910, In
1883 was married to Miss Jessie Thomas
of Tyrone, Pa, who died in 1886. Ia
1902 he married Miss Flora B. Martin.
of Kingwood w. Va, a niece of the
late Hon B, F, Martin, of Grafton.