OBITUARY.
V MR. SAMUEL BROWN
(Per Press Association.) ' WELLINGTON, Aug. 14.' Mr. Samuel Brown, a leading citizen of Wellington representative of the employers at the Arbitration Court for several years, died here this morning, after a ‘brief illness. He was born in Ireland 64 years ago. He had been in New Zealand 45 years. He settled first at Invercargill. He came to Wellington in 1864. For years he was a contractor on a large scale, and up to the time of his death was head of the firm of S. Brown Ltd., coal merchants. He was a member of the City Council for several years, and w.as twice mayor. He was the first president of the Industrial Association. Mr. John O’Shea, city solicitor, Wellington, is a son-in-law. The cause of his death was internal complications.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2581, 16 August 1909, Page 5
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135OBITUARY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2581, 16 August 1909, Page 5
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