Introduction
In the course of my research into the connections between my great-grandfather, Hamilton Police Chief Thomas Brown, and notorious prohibition-era mobster, Rocco Perri, I discovered that the head of the Royal Commission who investigated Rocco Perri in 1926 was Chief Justice James Thomas Brown.
Chief Justice James Thomas Brown
Chief Justice James Thomas Brown headed the Royal Commission on customs and excise, 17 Nov 1926, investigating customs corruption in cross-border alcohol smuggling, involving Rocco Perri and Thomas Hatch. He was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Souris in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1908 as a Provincial Rights Party member. (Full biography below)
Portadown, Armagh, Ireland
Chief Justice Brown’s family originally came from Portadown, Armagh, Ireland — the same place as my ancestors. Notwithstanding the fact that Brown is the 3rd most common surname in the English language, the coincidence of the same surname and same place of origin for both families connected in this story was too enticing for me not to investigate the possibility that Chief Justice Brown and Police Chief Brown might be related. Chief Justice Brown’s family tree is presented below. Police Chief Tom Brown’s family tree is presented on the Brown Family in Hamilton page.
While both of our Brown families originate within walking distance of each other in Armagh, Ireland, disappointingly, no direct connection has been found between the two families.
DNA Evidence
In 2022, a descendant of Chief Justice Brown took a Y-DNA test which were compared to mine. The test results showed conclusively, that, despite both our Brown families having such close geographic origins, we are not genetically related in the male line.
Chief Justice James Brown and Mobster Rocco Perri
On 17 Nov 1926 Chief Justice James Thomas Brown headed the Royal Commission on customs and excise investigating customs corruption in cross-border alcohol smuggling, involving notorious Canadian mobster Rocco Perri and his associate Thomas Hatch. For more on that story, click here.
John Brown in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland
John Brown, b. 1793, Armagh, Ireland 
, d. UNKNOWN, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada married in 1811 in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland to Martha Thistle, b. Abt 1792, Armagh, Ireland , d. 18 Jan 1870, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada . According to his son John’s biography, the John and family emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1831, where they settled in Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada.
John and Martha had the following children:
1. William Brown, b. 1812, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland, d. 26 May 1890, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 78 years)
William Brown, b. 1812, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland , d. 26 May 1890, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 78 years).
“William Brown was the oldest son of John Brown and Martha Thistle. He was born in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland and immigrated with his parents to Canada. He died in Elgin in 1890 at the age of 78 years. d. 26 May 1890 (aged 77-78) in Elgin, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada.” — FindAGrave
In 1851 William was residing in Elgin, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, working as a labourer, and belonging to the Presbyterian church.
In 1861 William was residing in Elgin, Huntingdon East, Quebec, Canada.
In 1881 William was residing in Elgin, Huntingdon, Quebec with 63 year old Agnes Brown (b1818). They are not married. Her relationship is unknown. She could be an unrecorded spinster sister. He is recorded as being of unsound mind.
2. Nancy Brown, b. 1816, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland, d. 1915, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 99 years)
Nancy Brown, b. 1816, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland , d. 1915, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 99 years)
“Nancy Brown was the dau. of John Brown and Martha Thistle. She was born in 1816 in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland. She died in Elgin in 1915 at the age of 99 years and is buried here with her family.” — FindAGrave
3. Mary Jane Brown, b. Abt 1819, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland, d. UNKNOWN
Mary Jane Brown, b. Abt 1819, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland , d. UNKNOWN
Nothing more is known of Mary Jane Brown.
4. Martha Thistle Brown, b. Abt 1822, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland, d. UNKNOWN
Martha Thistle Brown, b. Abt 1822, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland , d. UNKNOWN .
Nothing more is known about Martha Thistle Brown.
5. Robert Brown, b. 1826, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland, d. UNKNOWN
Robert Brown, b. 1826, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland , d. UNKNOWN.
In 1851, Robert was residing in Elgin, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, as a labourer and a Methodist. He has not been found in later census records. He could easily have moved away and it would be impossible to identify him in census searches as there were a billion Robert Browns born about 1826 in Ireland living in North America. Some of his siblings moved to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Iowa, USA, so he could be anywhere.
6. John Brown, b. 13 Sep 1827, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland, d. 30 Oct 1919, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA (Age 92 years)
John Brown, b. 13 Sep 1827, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland , d. 30 Oct 1919, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA (Age 92 years). John married in 1856 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA to Nancy Kearns, b. UNKNOWN, d. 1865, Floyd County, Iowa, USA .
In 1851 John was residing in Elgin, Beauharnois, Quebec,Canada, as a labourer and a Presbyterian.
He is not found in later census records in Quebec. Iowa census records have not yet been checked.
“BIRTH 13 Sep 1827 Ireland, DEATH 30 Oct 1919 (aged 92). BURIAL Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA.” — FindAGrave
History of Floyd County 1917 Pages 510-512 Excerpts:
“John Brown was born in Ireland on September 13, 1827, a son of John and Martha (Thistle) Brown. They moved to Canada when John was three years old. At about the age of twenty-eight years he moved to Floyd County, Iowa the year after the county was organized and established his home on a section of land in Riverton township. John Brown was married twice. In 1856, he was united in marriage to Nancy Kerns, who died on the old home place in Riverton township, leaving three children, John, Albert and George Brown. In 1865 Mr. Brown married Eliza Ann Kellogg, daughter of John and Rachel (Shelley) Kellogg. To John and Eliza Brown were born four children, Mary, who died at the age of ten years, and Anson, Edson G. and Ralph Brown. —Children of John Brown.
1. John W Brown (1857-1919) – buried in Riverside Cemetery – ROCKFORD.
2. George William Brown (1859-1945).
3. Albert Brown – probably just 1865, when Nancy died.
4. Mary Brown (1866-1876).
5. Anson H Brown (1869-1944).
6. Edson G Brown (1871-1947).
7. Ralph L Brown (1882-1972) – buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, next to Eliza
8. Harvey Brown (no dates given)”
John Brown and Nancy Kearns had the following children:
- John W Brown, b. 1857, Floyd County, Iowa, USA , d. 1919, Rockford, Floyd, Iowa, USA (Age 62 years)
- George William Brown, b. 1859, Floyd County, Iowa, USA , d. 1945 (Age 86 years)
- Albert Brown, b. Abt 1862, Floyd County, Iowa, USA , d. UNKNOWN
After the death of his first wife, John married secondly in 1865 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA to Eliza Ann Kellogg, b. UNKNOWN, d. UNKNOWN . They had the following children:
- Mary Brown, b. 1866, Floyd County, Iowa, USA , d. 1876, Floyd County, Iowa, USA (Age 10 years)
- Anson H Brown, b. 1869, Floyd County, Iowa, USA , d. 1944 (Age 75 years)
- Edson G Brown, b. 1871, Floyd County, Iowa, USA , d. 1947, Floyd County, Iowa, USA (Age 76 years)
- Ralph L Brown, b. 1882, Floyd County, Iowa, USA , d. 1972, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA (Age 90 years)
- Harvey Brown, b. Abt 1885, Floyd County, Iowa, USA , d. UNKNOWN
7. Samuel Brown, b. 24 May 1828, Killylea, Armagh, Ireland, d. 21 Jan 1915, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 86 years)
Samuel Brown, b. 24 May 1828, Killylea, Armagh, Ireland , d. 21 Jan 1915, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 86 years)
Samuel’s information is presented further below.
8. Charles Brown, b. 1835, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, d. 1915, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 80 years)
Charles Brown, b. 1835, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada , d. 1915, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 80 years). Charles married in June 1859 in Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada to Christina White, b. 1839, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada , d. 1924, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 85 years).
“Charles Brown was the son of John Brown and Martha Thistle. He was born in Canada after his parents had immigrated from Ireland. He was one of ten children. He married Christina White, dau. of John White and Jane Elder. Three months later his brother Samuel married Christina’s sister Margaret. To Charles and Christina, six children were born: John, Martha Thistle, Jane Adelaide, Charles, Mary Christina and George Walter. Charles died in 1915 at the age of 80.” — FindAGrave
“Christina White was the dau. of John White and Jane Elder. She was one of ten children born in Quebec after her parents immigrated here from Scotland. She married Charles Brown, son of John Brown and Martha Thistle. Charles was also one of ten children. Christina’s sister Margaret had married Charles brother,Samuel. Christina and Charles were married July 28, 1859. To this union were born seven children: John, Martha, Jane Adelaide, Charles Mary Christina, George Walter and Martha Thistle. Christina died in 1924 at the age of 85. Huntingdon Gleaner Extracts: 08-27-1924 Mrs. Charles Brown, (nee White) died in Athelstan PQ, age 85 years.” — FindAGrave
In 1851, Charles was residing in Elgin, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada as a labourer and a Presbyterian.
Charles and Christina had the following children:
- John Thistle Brown, b. 7 Jun 1860, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada , d. 7 May 1938, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 77 years)
- Jean Adelaide Brown, b. 4 Oct 1865, Elgin, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada , d. 2 Sep 1915, Athelstan, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada (Age 49 years)
- Charles Brown, b. 15 May 1868, Elgin, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada , d. 1925, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA (Age 56 years)
- Mary Brown, b. Abt 1870, Elgin, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada , d. UNKNOWN
- Christina Brown, b. Abt 1872, Elgin, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada , d. UNKNOWN
- Rev. George Walter Brown, b. 6 Sep 1875, Elgin, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada , d. 1 Apr 1940, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 64 years)
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
“Walter George Brown was the son of Charles Brown and Christina White.” — FindAGrave
Wikipedia:
“Walter George Brown (September 6, 1875 – April 1, 1940) was a Presbyterian Church in Canada minister who opposed the formation of the United Church of Canada and was a United Reform Movement MP in the Canadian House of Commons.
Born in Athelstan (now Hichinbrooke), Huntingdon County, Quebec of Scots-Irish parents, Brown was educated at McGill University where he received an Honours B.A. Degree in 1899 and at The Presbyterian College, Montreal, where he graduated in 1902 with a B.D. degree, the Silver Medal, a $60.00 Theological Scholarship, and a prize ($10.00 in books) in public speaking. He also won other scholarships and prizes during his time at Presbyterian College. During his summers, he went into the newly opened lumbering camps of Northern Ontario, serving first as a student missionary, was ordained on 30 September 1902 as an Ordained Missionary to Canada Atlantic Lumber Camps, from Rainy Lake to Whitney under the North Bay Presbytery. He remained in this post until July 1903, when he moved west to work amongst miners in the West Kootenay area of British Columbia at Salmo, New Denver and Silverton, all in proximity of Nelson.
While serving in ministry in British Columbia, he earned his M.A. degree from McGill, with a paper titled “History and Philosophy of Socialism”, and was married to Martha Rowat of Athelstan, Quebec; her father, Andrew Rowat (1839-1918) served as minister at Elgin and Athelstan from 1884 – 1909; her mother, Margaret, was the daughter of Donald MacKenzie pioneer minister in Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario.
After leaving the Kootenays to study in Montreal and at the United Free Church of Scotland College in Glasgow, he was called and inducted in March 1908, as minister of Knox Presbyterian Church in Red Deer, Alberta, and would remain there until 1925. He also served as convenor of Home Missions for the Red Deer Presbytery supervising three congregations and fifteen missions. He served as Moderator of the Synod of Alberta in 1915.
At the 1925 General Assembly, Brown was one of 79 Commissioners who refused to join the United Church, and met in a corner of Toronto’s College Street United Church at the conclusion on June 9 in order to resume business later that night at nearby Knox Presbyterian Church and legally claim their continuity.
Brown left Red Deer later that year to oversee the re-organization of some Presbyterians in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan that had voted against joining the United Church. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Saskatoon was formed under his pastoral leadership, and remains the largest PCC congregation within the province.
In June 1931, he was elected Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly, and during his Moderatorial year, travelled to Asia, and visited Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Manchuria portion of China.
Reverend Walter George Brown is one of the few Moderators of the Presbyterian Church who was or is not a Reverend Doctor; he refused to accept Honorary Doctorates from his Alma Mater, nor Toronto’s Knox College. His funeral took place in Ottawa, and is buried at the Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery.”
9. Sarah Brown, b. 2 Mar 1837, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, d. 1 Jul 1912, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 75 years)
Sarah Brown, b. 2 Mar 1837, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada , d. 1 Jul 1912, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 75 years). Sarah married on 17 Apr 1857 in Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada to William James Cairns, b. 1807, Ireland , d. 1873, Ormstown, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada (Age 66 years).
“BIRTH 2 Mar 1837 Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. DEATH 1 Jul 1912 (aged 75) Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. Sarah Brown is the dau. of John Brown and Martha Thistle. She was the youngest of nine children. She married William James Cairns on April 17, 1857 in Elgin. To this union were born four children: John, Nancy (Nettie) Eliza, William George and Robert Thistle. She died in Hinchinbrooke at the age of 75 years.” — FindAGrave
“Huntingdon Gleaner Extract: 07-01-1912 Sarah Brown, Widow of William Cairns, formerly of Lost Nations Road, died at Rockburn PQ, aged 73 years.” — FindAGrave
“William James Cairns was the oldest son of William Cairns and Nancy Emberson. He was born 1807 in Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1823, with his parents. He married first, Eliza Baird.They had nine children; Caroline, David, Sara Ann, Elizabeth, William, Sarah Jane, James, Catherine and Elisa. After Eliza died in 1853 he married Sarah Brown, dau. of John Brown and Martha Thistle. They were married on April 17, 1856 in Elgin. To this second union were born four children: John, Nancy (Nettie) Eliza, William George and Robert Thistle. He died in Ormstown at the age of 66 years.” — FindAGrave
In 1851 Sarah was residing in Elgin, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, as a labourer and a Presbyterian. She was residing with her birth family.
Later census records have not yet been searched.
Sarah and William had the following children:
- John Cairns, b. 14 Jul 1862, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 30 Jul 1918, Rockburn, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada (Age 56 years)
- Nancy Eliza Cairns, b. 8 Nov 1865, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 29 Mar 1938, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 72 years)
- William George Cairns, b. 8 May 1868, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 25 Oct 1937, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 69 years)
- Robert Thistle Cairns, b. 14 Nov 1871, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 16 May 1895, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 23 years)
10. Elizabeth Brown, b. 1838, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, d. UNKNOWN
Elizabeth Brown, b. 1838, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada , d. UNKNOWN
In 1851 Elizabeth was residing in Elgin, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada as a labourer and a Presbyterian. She was residing with her birth family.
Later census records have not been searched.
Elizabeth is not recorded in other family histories and her sister Sarah’s later biography refers to Sarah as “the youngest daughter of John Brown and Margaret Thistle” which suggests that Elizabeth likely died young.
Historic Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
John Brown and his family left Ireland in 1831 and immigrated to Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada.
Huntingdon is a small town in Huntingdon County in the Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality and the Montérégie region of the province of Quebec, Canada. The town is 75 km southwest of Montreal, and 15 km from the border with New York State.
The town was settled by British soldiers after the War of 1812 and the fertile land in the area led to a successful farming economy. Once the fear of attack from the Americans was gone, in the 1820s businessmen established lumber and grist mills on the banks of the Chateauguay River. (Wikipedia)
Samuel Brown in Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Samuel Brown, b. 24 May 1828, Killylea, Armagh, Ireland , d. 21 Jan 1915, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 86 years) . He was the son of John Brown and Martha Thistle, shown above.
Samuel married on 28 Sep 1859 in Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada to Margaret White, b. 9 Mar 1835, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada , d. 18 Sep 1910, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 75 years).
Samuel’s son, Chief Justice James Thomas Brown, did an informal family history in the 40’s and his first page reads:
“The forebears of the Browns at Huntingdon, Quebec, on father’s side, came originally from the County of Armagh, Northern Ireland, and more specifically from the town of Killylea. This town is located on the south-west side of Lake Kircubbin. It’s not far from Belfast and directly across the North Channel from Scotland. My father was born there in 1829.”
“b 24 May 1828 in Ireland, d 21 Jan 1915 (aged 85-86) in Huntingdon, Quebec. Married 28 Sep 1859 in Huntingdon, Quebec to Margaret White, (1835-1910), b 9 Mar 1835 in Huntingdon, Quebec. d 18 Sep 1910 (aged 75) in Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada” — FindAGrave
His wife: “Margaret White was the third daughter of John White (b 1793 in Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross, Scotland) and Jane Elder, Margaret born in 1835. She married Samuel Brown on Sep 28, 1859 in Hinchinbrooke. To this union were born seven children: Jane Elizabeth, Samuel Robert, George Andrew, William Charles, James Thomas, Francis Walter and Margaret Edna. Margaret died on Sep 18, 1910 at her home in Hinchinbrooke.” — FindAGrave
Samuel is recorded as a widower residing in Hinchinbrooke Township, Huntingdon County, District of Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, at the time of his marriage to Margaret White.
In 1851, Samuel was residing in Elgin, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, as a labourer and a Presbyterian.
In 1861, Samuel was residing with his brother Charles’ family in Huntingdon, as a Presbyterian with his wife Margaret and two of their children: Alexander and John.
In 1891, Samuel was residing in Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada, as a farmer and a Methodist. He had the following family residing with him:
The Browns in Quebec had John Hyde and family working as domestic servants.
Samuel and Margaret had the following children:
1. Alexander Brown, b. 1857, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada, d. UNKNOWN
Alexander Brown, b. 1857, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. UNKNOWN
In 1861, Alexander is found residing in Hinchinbrooke Township, Huntingdon County, Beauharnois District, Quebec, Canada with his parents.
2. John Brown, b. 1860, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada, d. 1885, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 25 years)
John Brown, b. 1860, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 1885, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 25 years)
He died young and without family.
3. Jane Elizabeth Brown, b. Oct 1862, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada, d. 8 Jun 1866, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 3 years)
Jane Elizabeth Brown, b. Oct 1862, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 8 Jun 1866, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 3 years)
She died in childhood.
4. Rev. Samuel Robert Brown, b. 1865, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada, d. 30 Jun 1899, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 34 years)
Rev. Samuel Robert Brown, b. 1865, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 30 Jun 1899, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 34 years). Samuel married on 27 Aug 1891 in Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada to Florence Forrester Dalgliesh, Member of the Legislative Assembly, b. UNKNOWN, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada , d. UNKNOWN.
“Samuel Robert Brown was the oldest son (sic) of Samuel Brown and Margaret White. He married Florence Forrester Dalgliesh, dau. of William Wallace Dalgliesh and Agnes C. Clark, in 1891 in Huntingdon. To this union was born one son, Arthur Huntingdon. Samuel died in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Jan. 30, 1899 at the age of 33.” — FindAGrave
Huntingdon Gleaner, 08-27-1891 Rev. Samuel R. Brown, B.A., Methodist Minister, of Oak Lake, Manitoba. Eldest son of Samuel Brown, Esq., of Hinchinbrook PQ. Married Florence F. Dalgliesh, M. L. A, eldest daughter of WW Dalgliesh, Esq., Merchant, in Huntingdon PQ,. At the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. J. W. Clipsham
Samuel and Florence had the following child:
- Arthur Huntingdon Brown, b. 1896, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada , d. UNKNOWN, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
After the death of his father, Arthur went to live with his cousin, Dr. James Lloyd Brown, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is not known what became of his mother.
5. George Andrew Brown, b. 29 Nov 1867, Valleyfield, Beauharnois-Salaberry, Quebec, Canada, d. 1924, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 56 years)
George Andrew Brown, b. 29 Nov 1867, Valleyfield, Beauharnois-Salaberry, Quebec, Canada , d. 1924, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 56 years). George married Maude Isabel McKenzie, b. 1884, Manitoba, Canada , d. 1960 (Age 76 years).
George was baptized in St. Andrew’s Church, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada.
In 1901, George was residing in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada as a grain buyer and a Methodist, living by himself.
In 1916, George was residing in Souris, Manitoba.
In 1921, George was residing in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada as a machine agent and a member of the United Church.
George and Maude had the following children:
- Arden Brown, b. 1908, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN
- Lloyd Brown, b. 1913, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN
- Shirley Brown, b. 1915, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN
- Maude Brown, b. 1918, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN
- Douglas H Brown, b. 1919, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 1919, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 0 years)
- James C Brown, b. 1923, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 1939, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 16 years)
6. William Charles Brown, b. 25 Nov 1869, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada, d. 15 Jan 1920, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 50 years)
William Charles Brown, b. 25 Nov 1869, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 15 Jan 1920, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada (Age 50 years)
Nothing more is known about William Charles Brown.
7. Chief Justice James Thomas Brown, b. 22 Oct 1871, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada, d. 28 Apr 1957, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 85 years)
Chief Justice James Thomas Brown, b. 22 Oct 1871, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 28 Apr 1957, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 85 years).
His information is presented below.
Chief Justice James Thomas Brown
Chief Justice James Thomas Brown, b. 22 Oct 1871, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada , d. 28 Apr 1957, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 85 years). He was the son of Samuel Brown and Margaret White, shown above.
James married in 1902 to Alice Matilda Lewis, b. Aug 1880, Quebec , d. UNKNOWN.
Chief Justice James Thomas Brown headed the Royal Commission on customs and excise, 17 Nov 1926, investigating customs corruption in cross-border alcohol smuggling, involving Rocco Perri and Thomas Hatch.
He was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Souris in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1908 as a Provincial Rights Party member.
He was born in Huntingdon, Quebec, the son of Samuel Brown and Margaret White, and was educated there and at McGill University. Brown moved to Manitoba in 1833 and to Saskatchewan in 1896. He practised law in Moosomin, Saskatchewan and later served as Crown Prosecutor for Assiniboia district.
In 1891, James was residing in Hitchingbrooke, Quebec, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was a law student.
In 1922, he married Alice M. Lewis. Brown was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1908.
He later lived in Regina. Brown served as a puisne judge for the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan. He was named Chief Justice for the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench in 1918.
Brown died in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, on April 28, 1957, at the age of 86.
Brown – Sunday, April 28th, Chief Justice Hon. James Thomas Brown, dearly beloved husband of Mrs. Laura Brown, 2159 Scarth St., passed away at the age of 86 years. Funeral services will be held on Wendesday, May 1st at Knox-Metropolitan church at 3 p.m. Rev. H. A. Mutchmore and Rev. A. H. E. Barger will officiate and burial will be in the family plot, Regina cemetery. Besides his wife Chief Justice Brown is survived by four sons, Dr. J. L. Brown, 69 Leopold Crescent; Allan L., and Wilfred G., of Ottawa; and Leonard R., Toronto; and one daughter, Winnifred, of Huntingdon, Que.; also nine grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. E. C. McCoy and one brother, Frank R., both of Huntingdon. Arrangements in care of Speers Funeral Home.
The Honourable James T. Brown
1910 – 1918 Justice Supreme Court of Saskatchewan
1918 – 1957 Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan
James T. Brown was born in Huntington, Quebec in 1871. He graduated with honours from McGill University in 1893. He was admitted to the Manitoba Bar in 1896 and then moved to Moosomin (one of the most active judicial centres in the Province at that time) to establish the well-known, successful firm of Brown, Wylie and Mundell.
In 1910 he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan and in 1918, when the Saskatchewan Courts were reorganized to establish an Appeal Court and a King’s Bench Court, he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench where he presided for thirty-nine years.
Justice Brown served on the Regina Riot Inquiry Commission (1935-1936), the Royal Grain Inquiry Commission (1928-1931) and the Brown-Elwood Royal Commission (1916).
Chief Justice Brown died on April 29, 1957.
Source.
Chief Justice Brown and his wife Alice had the following children:
1. Dr. James Lloyd Brown, b. 29 Apr 1903, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada, d. 1962, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 58 years)
Dr. James Lloyd Brown, b. 29 Apr 1903, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 1962, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 58 years)
James married and had a family. His family information is not published for privacy reasons
2. Allan Lewis Brown, b. 29 Nov 1904, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada, d. UNKNOWN, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Allan Lewis Brown, b. 29 Nov 1904, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada , d. UNKNOWN, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . Allan married on 2 Aug 1930 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada to Irene Margherita Abbott, b. 1907, Ireland , d. UNKNOWN.
I have no further information on this family.
3. Wilfred George Brown, b. 25 Mar 1906, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada, d. 1970, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years)
Wilfred George Brown, b. 25 Mar 1906, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada , d. 1970, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years). Wilfred married on 10 Jul 1930 in (Orillia) Toronto, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada to Helen Margaret Caulder, b. 1908, Saskatchewan, Canada , d. UNKNOWN, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
I have no further information on this family.
4. Leonard Reginald Brown, b. 6 Jul 1912, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, d. UNKNOWN, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Leonard Reginald Brown, b. 6 Jul 1912, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada , d. UNKNOWN, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
I have no further information on Leonard.
5. Winnifred Brown, b. Abt 1910, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, d. UNKNOWN, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Winnifred Brown, b. Abt 1910, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada , d. UNKNOWN, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
I have no further information on Winnifred.
