Contra Costa-Fresno-Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Brown, Cornelius Yager 1861 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

CORNELIUS YAGER BROWN, of the firm of Latimer & Brown, attorneys at law,
Martinez, was born February 24, 1861, at La Fayette, Contra Costa County, son of
Lawrence M. Brown; and graduated at the school of Martinez in 1877. In 1879 he
went to Fresno County, took up land there and followed farming three years.
Returning to Martinez, he was appointed deputy sheriff under D. P. Mahan and
served two years. On the appointment of Paul Shirley as warden at San Quentin,
he served in a position under him about eight months. Returning again to
Martinez, he was appointed Town Marshal, to fill out the unexpired term of Frank
Pitts, who died in office. About the time that he went to Fresno, where he began
his law studies, and after serving his term as Marshal of Martinez he continued
his legal studies, under the preceptorship of his uncle, Judge Thomas A. Brown,
and was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court June 16, 1886. He opened an
office in Martinez, and in 1889 formed a copartnership with R. H. Latimer under
the firm name of Latimer & Brown.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.

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