boards death_place death_date children birth_place parents birth_date spouse residence article_title name occupation
national , first nation bank -lrb- dawson , pa. -rrb- , bank ohio railway company of commerce -lrb- pittsburgh , pa. -rrb- pittsburgh , pennsylvania , united states december 11 , 1905 w. harry brown pittsburgh , united states william henry brown december 15 , 1842 lizzie p. pollock squirrel hill -lrb- pittsburgh -rrb- samuel s. brown
 samuel s. brown coal magnate , racehorse owner/breeder
samuel s. brown

captain samuel smith brown -lrb- december 15 , 1842 - december 11 , 1905 -rrb- was an american businessman and a prominent thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder and racetrack owner .
a native of pittsburgh , pennsylvania , samuel brown was a student at washington & jefferson college when he left to serve with the union army during the american civil war .
on february 22 , 1861 , brown and rhodes stansbury sutton founded the delta tau delta fraternity chapter at washington & jefferson college , playing an instrumental role in saving the fraternity from extinction when the first bethany college chapter closed .
from a wealthy family , he inherited coal mining operations founded by his father .
he would grow and expand the business , operating six coal mines supported by a fleet of barges and a controlling interest in a railroad for shipping the coal .
in addition , brown owned several hotels in various cities around the united states .
