Bio of Brown, Thomas  Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Brown, Thomas (not in book's index), (deceased), a native of Crawford 
county, Pennsylvania, was among the early business men of Lake City. In 
1856 he came to Winona and in May, the following year. Built a large hotel 
on the point in this city, which was in early days the most prosperous 
house in town, being very convenient for river travel, and at times has 
furnished accommodations for as many as sixty people. In fact, the Brown 
Hotel was known as the home of the weary traveler, from St. Paul to St. 
Louis, and its proprietor, Mr. Brown, was a man celebrated for his 
kindness of heart and hospitality. No man, either white, black or red, 
with or without money, ever turned from his door hungry, and if he 
possessed a human fault it was his generosity. Many a poor man has missed 
the kind face of Mr. Brown since his death, on November 12, 1880. The 
family he left consists of his widow, formerly Miss Eliza Emery, of 
Philadelphia, Penn., and two children: Miss Mary E. Resides with her 
mother at the hotel in this city and Cassius B. resides in Dakota. 
      War of 1812