Irving W. Brown Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Jody Goodson - kestrell@prodigy.net Surname: BROWN Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1018 IRVING W. BROWN, a well known contractor and builder resid- ing in the town of North Hampton, was born in this town April 23, 1869, a son of Horace S. and Viannah T. (Garland) Brown. His parents were farming people, the father being a native of North Hampton and the mother of Rye. Horace S. Brown was a Democrat in politics and took a more or 1ess active interest in local affairs. He died in September, 1904. His wife survives him and resides in North Hampton. She is affiliated religiously with the Christian churcn, as was also her husband. Irving W. Brown, who was the only child of his parents, was edu- cated in the common schools only. He assisted his father on the home farm for about two :years and then served a three years apprenticeship as brick mason and plasterer, following those trades as a journeyman for several years. He then established himself in business in North Hamp- ton, where he is now located. He does a considerable amount of work Page 1019 in this and the surrounding towns, and also at Exeter, employing about twenty-five men the year round. A Republican in politics, he served on the board of selectmen for six years, and was a delegate to the Repub- lican convention. He belongs to. I. O. O. F., the Knights of Pythias and to the Junior Order of American Mechanics. Mr. Brown married first Miss May Boynton, who is now deceased. He married, secondly, Clara Wentworth, of Rochester, N. H., daughter of Stephen D. and Emma (Cate) Wentworth, whose two children were Charles, and Clara, the wife of Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown and family attend the Christian church. ********************************************************************** * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIORto uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * *The USgenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.