Prairie County ArArchives Biographies.....Brown, Frederick E. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Sanchez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006574 July 21, 2009, 9:50 pm Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922) FREDERICK E. BROWN. Frederick E. Brown, member of tbe state tax commission of Arkansas and a well-known representative of the Des Arc bar, was born August 27, 1858, on a farm in Choctaw county, Mississippi, but in his early youth he was brought to this state, where he has since resided. He was the eldest child in a family of four sons and five daughters, of whom two of the daughters died in infancy, while three of the sons and one daughter are living. The parents were Andrew Jackson and Margaret Elizabeth (House) Brown. The father was born in Autauga county, Alabama, July 24, 1835, and during his early childhood his parents removed with their family to Mississippi. The mother was also born in Autauga county, Alabama, her natal day being May 22, 1836, and their marriage was celebrated in Choctaw county. Mississippi, in October, 1857. They continued to reside in that state until 1869, and then removed to Arkansas, settling near Des Arc. The father followed the occupation of farming as a life work and thus provided for the support of his family. During the Civil war he served for nearly four years as a member of Forrest's command of the Confederate forces. His political endorsement was always given to the democratic party. He died in 1905 and was survived for several years by his wife, who died in Des Arc in January, 1910. Frederick E. Brown was but eleven years of age when brought to this state. He continued his education in the common schools of Prairie county, Arkansas, and in the high school of Des Arc, and afterward attended a commercial college in Little Rock. from which he was graduated in 1880. This constituted the scope of his literary training. but afterward he read law in Des Arc and was admitted to the bar in 1894, when he located for practice in the city in which he has been residing. He was admitted to practice before the Arkansas supreme court in 1895 and before the United States supreme court in 1914. He still maintains his law office in Des Arc and is recognized as one of the able attorneys of the state, his ability as a lawyer enabling him to find ready solution for many intricate and involved legal problems. On the 24th of December, 1882, in Des Arc, Mr. Brown was married to Miss Lucy Adelaide Morrill, who was there born January 16, IS62, a daughter of John C. and Anne Virginia (Adams) Morrill, who were natives of Maine and of Tennessee, respectively, and are now deceased. They lived for some time at Des Arc, where Mr. Morrill established the Des Arc Citizen, which he published from 1854 until 1861. He died in 1862, while serving in the Confederate army. To Mr. and Mrs. Brown have been born four children: Charles Frederick, whose birth occurred July 4, 1884; Epps William, born February 23, 1891; Elizabeth, the wife of Albert Erwin, Jr.; and Mary Adelaide, the wife of Byron Gattinger. The second son, Epps William, volunteered on the 10th of April, 1917, and went to the Officers' Training Camp at Camp Pike, where he advanced rapidly. He was held in the United States, however, as military instructor in various training camps, rising through the grades to the rank of captain, and had been recommended for promotion to major when the armistice was signed. Mr. Brown and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal church. South, and fraternally he is a Blue Lodge Mason, loyal to the teachings and purposes of the craft. During the war he served on the questionnaire board in Prairie county, Arkansas, an! took active part in promoting the bond sales. In politics he has always been a democrat and has frequently been called upon to serve in positions of public honor and trust. From 1898 until 1908, or for a period of ten years, he was prosecuting attorney of the seventeenth judicial district, and in 1891 he served as mayor of Des Arc In 1893 he was elected to the state legislature and was continued in the position for three consecutive terms. Again in 1909 he was chosen to represent his county in the general assembly and was made speaker of the house. From 1911 until 1917 he was a member of the state tax commission, and in 1917 he was elected a delegate to the constitutional convention. In April, 1921, he was appointed by Governor McRea a member of the state tax commission and is now filling this position, with office in Little Rock. Over the record of his official career there falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil. The history of no man in public office in Arkansas has been more commendable. Faultless in honor, fearless in conduct and stainless in reputation, he has rendered valuable service to the state and enjoys the respect and confidence of all with whom he has in any way been associated. Additional Comments: Citation: Centennial History of Arkansas Volume II Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. 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