Rossland, British Columbia
He was born in Sarnia township, Lambton County, Ontario, the son of Thomas W. Brown, a native of Ireland, and Mary McGregor, and was educated there. He went on to study law in the Sarnia law office of Judge Lister and at Osgoode Hall. In 1896, Brown was admitted to the Ontario bar and set up practice in Sarnia. He came to Rossland, British Columbia in 1898. Brown was admitted to the British Columbia bar the following year and settled in Greenwood. In 1903, he married Florence M.