Biographical Sketches:  Webster E. Brown


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Wm. H. Froehlich, Secretary of State 1901.

page 724.

NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

Clark, Taylor, Price, Ashland, Oneida, Lincoln, Marathon, Shawano,
Langille, Forest, Florence, Marinette and Oconto counties. Population
In 1900 - 231,109.

WEBSTER E. BROWN.(Rep.), of Rhinelander, Wis., was born in Madison
county, N. Y., July 16, 1851. He came with his parents to Wisconsin in
1857, living for a time in Columbia county, then moving to Portage
county, where he lived on a farm till 17 years of age. His elementary
education was received in the common schools of Portage county, and
afterwards he took preparatory studies at Lawrence University,
Appleton, and a business course at the Spencerian Business college,
Milwaukee. In 1870 he entered the University of Wisconsin, and
graduated with the class of 1874. He entered the lumber business with
his elder brother in 1875, at Stevens Point, continuing at that Point
till the fall of 1882, when they took in a younger brother, and the
firm transferred their business to Rhinelander, where they are still
operating. He has been chairman of the Town rind County boards, also
member of the School board, and has served two terms is Mayor of the
city of Rhinelander. In 1900 he was elected to Congress, receiving
23,337 votes against 16,993 for Ernest Schweppe (Dem.), and 1,188 for
John F. Scott (Pro.)