Edward Brown (1865-1947)

Financial agent, MLA (1916-1920), MLA (1921-1922).

Born Gresham, Bruce County, Ontario, 23 May 1865, son of E. J. and Christina Brown. Educated at St. Catharines, Ontario. Commenced business as merchant, Paisley, Ontario, 1882. Came to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, 1888; Winnipeg, 1909. Chairman, Manitoba Provincial Liberal Executive Association. He served as Mayor of Portage la Prairie for six years.

He moved to Winnipeg in 1909 to open Edward Brown and Company, financial brokers, which he headed until 1942. He led the Manitoba Liberal Association from 1905 to 1915 and became provincial treasurer from 1915 to 1922, serving as MLA for The Pas. He was a Progressive.

In 1910 he was listed bythe Winnipeg Telegram as one of Winnipeg’s 19 millionaires.

In 1892, he married Esther Huston (?-1938) of Portage la Prairie, with whom he had two sons. He was a member of the Manitoba Club. Liberal. Presbyterian. Address: Roslyn Road, Winnipeg.

Brother of James Brown.

He died on 8 February 1947.

Sources:

Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, 1911. C. W. Parker, editor. Canadian Press Association, Vancouver.

“Free Press Necrology Files”, Winnipeg Elite Study, G. Friesen Fonds, Mss 154, Box 15, File 16, University of Manitoba Archives]

Profile revised: 26 December 2009

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