Biographical Sketch of Benjamin R. Brewer, Greene County, Missouri,
Springfield


>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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This gentleman is the son of Fredrick and Sarah (Wright) Brewer, and
was born in Polk county, Tenn., April 2nd, 1852.  His parents moved to
Arkansas in 1859. When the war began his father enlisted as a volunteer
in the Confederate service, and died in 1863.  In 1866 his mother moved
to Greene county, Missouri.  He was educated in the public schools aid-
ed by his own industry at home.  In 1873 and 1874 he taught school in
this county.  In 1874 he read law and upon the 25th of March, 1875, was
admitted to the bar at Marshfield, before R. W. Fyan, judge.  In 1877
was admitted at Mt. Home, Arkansas, and also at Little Rock in U. S.
Court, upon the 3rd of June, 1879, by Judge Caldwell.  He took charge
of the "Webster County News" November 14th, 1881, as editor, and pub-
lished a vigorous paper for fourteen months, chiefly directed against
the then dominant political party of that county.  He came to Spring-
field February 15th, 1883, and is now one of the most promising young
attorneys of the city.  Mr. Brewer was married March 10th, 1875, to 
Miss Addie Wisby, at Marshfield.  Their union has been blest with two 
daughters and one son, Gertrude, Clara and Harold.  Mr. Brewer is a
Mason and I. O. O. F. and a member of the Christian church, and his
wife of the Congregationalist.  His parents had four sons, Benjamin be-
ing the second.  His mother died in Webster county in the fall of 1880.

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