. History of Morrison and Todd counties, Minnesota, their people, industries and institutions. lso served as colonel dur-ing the illness of the regularly appointed colonel of the Seventy-seventhregiment. Before the war, he had been engaged in the hmiber and milll)usiness, but his health was ruined by service in the war and he died soonafterward. He was prominent in local Democratic politics in New ^orkstate and a natural leader in his community. He served one term as arepresentative in the lower house of the New York General Assembly, fromthe Saratoga district. Mrs. Amanda (Hall) Brown was a n


. History of Morrison and Todd counties, Minnesota, their people, industries and institutions. lso served as colonel dur-ing the illness of the regularly appointed colonel of the Seventy-seventhregiment. Before the war, he had been engaged in the hmiber and milll)usiness, but his health was ruined by service in the war and he died soonafterward. He was prominent in local Democratic politics in New ^orkstate and a natural leader in his community. He served one term as arepresentative in the lower house of the New York General Assembly, fromthe Saratoga district. Mrs. Amanda (Hall) Brown was a native of Sunnv-side, New York. There were four children born to Nathan H. and .(llall) Brown, of whom Charles Hall is the youngest. Charles Hall Thrown attended the common schools of Saratoga, butreceived only a limited education. He was compelled to go to work earlvin bfe in order to sujjport his mother and three sisters. When he was notyet ten years old, he went to Detroit. Michigan, and through the efforts ofan ntu-lc obtained a position in a drug store at Detroit. He remained in. CHAKLES 11. lUtOWN MORRISON AND TODD COUNTIES, MINNESOTA. 433 this store until he was twenty-one years old, and in the meantime thoroughlylearned the drug business. Because of failing health, he accepted a positionas a salesman for the Frederick Stearns Drug Company, of Detroit, andtraveled for them for sixteen years throughout the country, introducing theirproduct, The New Idea. After remaining with this firm until 1891, came to Little Falls, Minnesota, and established a drug store here,just across the corner from his present location. Mr. Brown is a registeredpharmacist and has a large business in Little Falls and vicinity. In 1892 Charles Hall Brown was married to Mary N. Warner, whowas born at Racine, Wisconsin, and who was educated at Racine and atChicago, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall Brown are members of the Episcopalchurch. Mr. Brown is a Republican in politics. He is


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