The biographical annals of Ohio, A handbook of the government and institutions of the state of Ohio . ocation for the last sixteen years,teaching village and country schools. Was elected Mayor of Coldwater in 1891 andre-elected in 1893. Served as Executive Committeeman of the Democratic party ofhis county at different times. He was elected to the 74th General Assembly and re-elected to 75th. In April, 1902, while serving in the 75th was elected Mayor ofColdwater a third time. He is a hard worker and a fearless advocate of peoplesrights. While of late years his time has been constantly devoted


The biographical annals of Ohio, A handbook of the government and institutions of the state of Ohio . ocation for the last sixteen years,teaching village and country schools. Was elected Mayor of Coldwater in 1891 andre-elected in 1893. Served as Executive Committeeman of the Democratic party ofhis county at different times. He was elected to the 74th General Assembly and re-elected to 75th. In April, 1902, while serving in the 75th was elected Mayor ofColdwater a third time. He is a hard worker and a fearless advocate of peoplesrights. While of late years his time has been constantly devoted to his professionalduties, he has given some attention to other matters. Mr. Brown has always beenan active Democrat since he has been a voter and has shown his loyalty to theparty by his active and effective work in the campaigns. He was married to MissJosie Rosenbeck of Coldwater, February 14, 1892, and has four children, , Ellen and Victor. Mr. Brown is a member of the standing committees on Enrollment, Girls In-dustrial School, Feeble Minded Youth, Dairy and Food Products. (391). MR. BROWN, OF Paulding County. John D. Brown, Republican, is serving his second term as the Representativefrom Paulding county. He was bom near Jackson, Ohio, in 1840, and moved upona farm. At the age of eighteen he began his career as a school teacher, teachingand attending school alternately until the breaking out of the Rebellion. He enlistedin the army and served three years. At the close of the war he returned to hisstudies and by hard work and close application worked his way up through thehigher branches and fitted himself to occupy a position as one of the leading edu-cators of his section of the state. In 1874 he was elected to the office of surveyor ofJackson county and was re-elected in 1877. In 1878 he moved to Vinton county to ac-cept the position of superintendent of the Union Schools of Zaleski, which posi-tion he held for six years. He served as school examiner in both


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