Neal Brown (Wisconsin politician)

For those of a similar name, see Neil Brown (disambiguation). For the American football coach, see Neal Brown.

Neal Brown February 24, 1861 – September 18, 1917) was an American lawyer, politician, businessman, and writer.

Born in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Brown graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Brown practiced law in Wausau, Wisconsin and was involved with the paper, railway, electric, and insurance industries. Brown also was a writer. He wrote: "The Comedy of History," "The Paper Industry and The Tariff," "Critical Confessions," and "Songs by Neal Brown." Neal was a Democrat. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1891 and then in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1893 to 1897. Brown died in Watkins Glen, New York while undergoing treatment for a heart problem.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Marathon County, Wisconsin Historical Society-Neal Brown
  2. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1895,' Biographical Sketch of Neal Brown, pg. 666


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