Eliada W. Brown | |
Office1: | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Waupaca County 1st District |
Term Start1: | 1883 |
Term End1: | 1885 |
Predecessor1: | Josephus Wakefield |
Successor1: | Andrew G. Nelson |
Office2: | Postmaster of Weyauwega, Wisconsin |
Term Start2: | September 9, 1897 |
Term End2: | May 4, 1902 |
Predecessor2: | Wilder W. Crane |
Successor2: | James F. Corbett |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1840 |
Birth Place: | Berlin, Vermont |
Death Place: | Weyauwega, Wisconsin |
Resting Place: | Oakwood Cemetery, Weyauwega, Wisconsin |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Laura Ripley Stevens (m. 1862–1902, his death) |
Children: | 1 |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Eliada W. Brown (January 8, 1840 – May 4, 1902) was a Wisconsin farmer and politician. A Republican, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1883 to 1885.[1]
Eliada White Brown was born in Berlin, Vermont on January 8, 1840.[1] He was educated in the local schools and became a farmer.[1] In 1872, he relocated to Weyauwega, Wisconsin.[1] A Republican, he was chairman of his town board for four years and also served as a county supervisor.[1] Brown represented the first district of Waupaca County in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1883 to 1885.[1]
In 1897, Brown was appointed as Weyauwega's postmaster, and he remained in this position until his death.[2] [3] [4] Brown was also active in several business ventures, and at the time of his death was vice president and a director of the Weyauwega Trunk and Bag Company.[5] He died in Weyauwega on May 4, 1902, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Weyauwega.[5] [6]