MR SAMUEL BROWN.
WELLINGTON, August 14.
Mr Samuel Brown, a leading citizen" of Wellington, and representative of the employers on the Arbitration Court, died this niorniiig after a brief illness. The deceased was born in Ireland 64 years ago, and had been in New Zealand 45 years. Be setU-ed first in Invercargill, and came to Wellington in 1864. For many years -he was a contractor on a large scale, and up to the time of his death was head of the firm of S. Brown (Ltd.). coal merchants. He was a member o£ the City Council for several years, and was* twice Mayor. He was the first president of the '^Industrial Association.Mr John O'Shea. city solicitor , of Wellington, is a son-in-law of the deceased.. The cause of death was an internal complaint.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 27
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132MR SAMUEL BROWN. Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 27
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