History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . ry GrahamBrown, and this included large commercial and indus-trial connections outside of the corporation bearing thefamily name. Brown & Company, Inc., succeedingJohn H. Brown & Company. Mr. Brown occupied animportant position in the Pittsburgh world of affairs,and had extensive capitalistic connections in New Yorkand Philadelphia as well. It has been three years sincethe places he long filled in Pittsburgh have known him,but there he is remembered as a strong executive andcommanding ind
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . ry GrahamBrown, and this included large commercial and indus-trial connections outside of the corporation bearing thefamily name. Brown & Company, Inc., succeedingJohn H. Brown & Company. Mr. Brown occupied animportant position in the Pittsburgh world of affairs,and had extensive capitalistic connections in New Yorkand Philadelphia as well. It has been three years sincethe places he long filled in Pittsburgh have known him,but there he is remembered as a strong executive andcommanding industrialist, one of the group of men de-termining his citys prestige and greatness. Henry Graham Brown was a son of John H. Brown,a noted steel manufacturer, the founder of the firmof John H. Brown & Company. Henry Graham Brownwas born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 20, 1852, and hiseducation was obtained in private institutions and Haver-ford College. As a young man, twenty-one years ofage, he came to Pittsburgh and entered his fatherssteel mill to learn all details of the business he intended. BIOGRAPHICAL 35 making his life work. The manufacturing interestsof this company were later taken over by Mr. Brown,his brother, J. Stuart Brown, and James Neale, incor-poration being made as Brown & Company, Inc. HenryGraham Brown filled the offices of vice-president andgeneral manager of this company, and his influence waslargely responsible for the career of uninterrupted suc-cess and prosperity it enjoyed. Mr. Brown was vice-president of the Clyde Coal Company, and filled thesame office in the Pennsylvania Drop Forging knowledge of the steel industry was impressive,gained from first-hand contact with all of the problemsof production and management, and his rule in theplant of Brown & Company, Inc., was one firm yetsympathetic, the direction of authority based upon exactunderstanding. Mr. Brown was interested in all forms of athletics,participated in them as far as he was able
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