Anderson Wesley Brown (November 27, 1849 – April 25, 1923) was a Wisconsin timberman. He was born in New York to Edward Dexter Brown and Helen Margaret Anderson.
He founded the settlement that became the
city of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, served as the president of the
Brown Brothers Lumber Company, and was the first president of the
Rhinelander Paper Company. Brown also served as chairman of the
town of Pelican, and chair of the
Oneida County Board of Supervisors.
Anderson Brown died April 25, 1923, in
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Rhinelander is a city in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 8,285 at the 2020 census.
History
The area that eventually became the city of Rhinelander was originally called Pelican Rapids by early s ...
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References
1849 births
1923 deaths
People from New York (state)
People from Rhinelander, Wisconsin
County supervisors in Wisconsin
People from Oneida County, Wisconsin
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