The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.
Chicago and New York, Volume II
Page 210

Benjamin Beuhring Brown, named for his uncle and who remains, as
representative of the third generation to continue the family traditions
in the bar of Kanawha County, became a member of his father's firm,
Brown, Jackson & Knight in March 1919.  He entered law practice with
every educational advantage having graduated from Charleston High School
in 1910, from Princeton University in 1914 with an A.B. degree and from
Harvard University Law School in 1917 with an LL.B. degree.  In the
early years of the World war he attended two summer training camps at
Plattsburg and as soon as America entered the struggle against the
Central Powers he volunteered and went to France, where he served for a
year with the Marines in the Second Division, A.E. F., whose proud
record is written indelibly in the hearts of the American people.

Benjamin B. Brown married Miss Hester M. Newhall of Lynn,
Massachusetts.  They have two children, Gertrude Woodbridge and James
Frederick Brown, the latter having been born on December 31, 1920,
nearly a year before the death of his grandfather whose name he bears.

As one whose career showed leadership and ability, the late James F.
Brown's ideals are well worthy of consideration.  He stood for the
greatest possible individual liberty consistent with the rights of
others and with the least possible governmental interference.  He
believed the interests of the people were best subserved by strict
adherence to the principles of the Bill of Rights, and in strict
limitation of the Federal Government to the powers expressly granted by
the states.  In regard to the legal profession he believed in greater
stability for the laws, that there should be less of experimenting in
legislation and a curb put on judicial legislation under color of
"construction."  His especial interest was along historical lines,
particularly as regards the several systems of government now being
tried out, and their practical results in the countries to which they
have been applied.

He traveled widely, both at home and abroad, having visited nearly every
country in the world and was a keen observer of all the different
peoples and conditions he saw, reasoning deeply into their religious,
economic and political aspects.  His diligence, perseverance, high
character and many contacts with all classes of people made him what he
was-an original thinker of the soundest judgment, a master mind in the
study of human nature, one of the greatest lawyers his state has ever
produced, and a model to be followed in his community.


Submitted by:  burns@asu.edu (Elizabeth Burns)

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