Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Brown, Rymond C. January 7, 1867 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, 1925.
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

RAYMOND C. BROWN, Secretary of Hawaii. Engaged in public and semi-public 
service in Hawaii since 1901, Raymond C. Brown was appointed secretary of the 
Territory by the late President Warren G. Harding in 1921. From September, 
1923, to March, 1924, and for several months later in 1924, Mr. Brown acted as 
governor of the Territory, during the absences of Governor W. R. Farrington on 
official business.
  Coming to Hawaii, Feb. 1, 1901, as a representative of the U. S. Department 
of Labor, Mr. Brown, upon completing the compilation of labor statistics 
required by the government, entered the U. S. Immigration Service in 1903. He 
served from 1906 until 1912 as inspector in charge of immigration at Honolulu 
and having had wide experience in matters pertaining to foreign labor, spent 
two years in Europe recruiting laborers for Hawaii. Returning to Honolulu in 
1914, he was appointed secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, holding that 
responsible position for seven years, until his appointment to his present 
office.
  Born at Cambridge, Ohio, Jan. 7, 1867, Mr. Brown is the son of Joshua K. and 
Annie E. (Tingle) Brown. He was educated in the public schools of Ohio, 
attended business college in Columbus, O., and made a special study of 
telegraphy. Before coming to Hawaii, he served as commission clerk for 
Governor J. B. Foraker of Ohio, as statistician under J. S. Robinson, 
secretary of state for Ohio, from 1887 to 1891, and until his departure for 
the islands was statistician for the Covenant Mutual Insurance Co., of 
Illinois.
  He married Grace E. O’Harra, June 16, 1891, at Columbus, O. They have two 
children, Helen Brown Hanna and Arthur R. Brown, both residing at Columbus, O. 
Mr. Brown is a member of the Oahu Country, Outrigger Canoe, Commercial, Rotary 
and Ad Clubs and the Chamber of Commerce.


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