Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Brown, James Douglas 1826 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bios Album, 1890

JAMES DOUGLAS BROWN, as his given name would partially indicate, traces his 
ancestry back to a family that has been historic for centuries. The Douglas 
name figures largely in Scotch as well as in American history. The origin of 
the family, their original coat of arms, and early achievements, are wrapped 
in mystery although many traditions are extant, some of which doubtless have 
solid foundation in fact. Efforts have been made by members of the family in 
recent years to snatch from oblivion and gather from traditionary and 
legendary lore, all that is worthy of preservation. Such efforts have resulted 
in a work, liberally subscribed for by many who boast the Douglas blood, which 
shows the connection of our subject and his family with the name by direct 
lineage. James D. Brown was born in Raymertown, Rensselaer County, N. Y., 
March 12, 1826, and received his academical education in the Lyman Cross 
Academy in Troy. He completed the course of study at the early age of sixteen 
years when he engaged in the drug business with an uncle at Lansingburg. The 
business has now engaged his attention for over forty years. In 1846 he came 
to Joliet, Ill., and established himself in that line of trade, in which he is 
still interested. In 1869 he associated with himself a brother, J. H., since 
deceased, and more recently his sons, Horace H. and Eugene C. Both of the 
young men are graduates in pharmacy, Eugene C. having completed a course of 
study in the Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1881, and Horace in 1885. The 
trade of the firm above mentioned is an old and firmly established one and 
patrons of the establishment are sure to receive reliable drugs, to have 
prescriptions carefully compounded, and to be treated with due courtesy and 
honor. The family is numbered among the best class of citizens, being earnest, 
enterprising, and reliable in their duty as members of the community, 
honorable in all their relations in life, and possessing the intelligence, 
culture and excellent character that win the respect of their fellow citizens.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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