Walter L. Brown Explained

Walter L. Brown
Office:Member of the New York Senate from the 33rd district
Term Start:January 1, 1896
Term End:December 31, 1898
Predecessor:New district
Successor:James D. Feeter
Term Start1:January 1, 1903
Term End1:December 31, 1906
Predecessor1:James D. Feeter
Successor1:Seth G. Heacock
Office2:Member of the New York Assembly
Constituency2:2nd Otsego
Term Start2:January 1, 1888
Term End2:December 31, 1889
Predecessor2:Frank B. Arnold
Successor2:Nathan Bridges
Constituency3:2nd Otsego (1891–1892)
Otsego (1893)
Term Start3:January 1, 1891
Term End3:December 31, 1893
Predecessor3:Nathan Bridges
Successor3:John J. Rider
Birth Date:September 5, 1846
Birth Place:Carlisle, New York
Death Place:Montebello, California

Walter Livingstone Brown (September 5, 1846 – February 3, 1924) was an American politician from New York.

Life

Born in Carlisle, Schoharie County, New York, Brown attended the common schools. In 1868, he removed to Albany where he worked in a hardware store. In 1872, he removed to Oneonta and opened there his own hardware store. He also engaged in dairy farming. He served five years as the First-Lieutenant of the Third Separate Company of the New York National Guard.

He was Supervisor of the Town of Oneonta from 1882 to 1888; and a member of the New York State Assembly in 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892 (all four Otsego Co., 2nd D.) and 1893 (Otsego Co.).

He was a member of the New York State Senate (33rd D.) from 1896 to 1898, and from 1903 to 1906; sitting in the 119th, 120th, 121st, 126th, 127th, 128th and 129th New York State Legislatures.

Brown died while wintering in Montebello, California, at the age of 77.[1]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. "Walter L. Brown Dies While in California for the Winter", The Oneonta Star (February 5, 1924), p. 5.