Born in
Carlisle,
Schoharie County, New York, Brown attended the common schools. In 1868, he removed to
Albany where he worked in a hardware store. In 1872, he removed to
Oneonta and opened there his own hardware store. He also engaged in dairy farming. He served five years as the First-Lieutenant of the Third Separate Company of the New York National Guard. He was Supervisor of the
Town of Oneonta from 1882 to 1888; and a member of the
New York State Assembly in
1888,
1889,
1891,
1892 (all four Otsego Co., 2nd D.) and
1893 (Otsego Co.). He was a member of the
New York State Senate (33rd D.) from 1896 to 1898, and from 1903 to 1906; sitting in the
119th,
120th,
121st,
126th,
127th,
128th and
129th New York State Legislatures. Brown died while wintering in
Montebello, California, at the age of 77. ==References==