OBITUARY.
MR SAMUEL BROWN
. [Per Pkkss Association.] WELLINGTON, .August 14. . Mr Samuel Brown, a leading citizen of Wellington, and the representative of the employers on the Arbitration Court for several years, died here this morning, after a brief illness. He was born in Ireland sixty-four years ago, and had been in New Zealand for fortyfive years. He settled first at Invercargill, but came to Wellington in 1884. For several ' years he was engaged as a contractor on a large scale, and up to his death was head of the firm of Messrs S. Brown, Limited, coal merchants. He was a member of the City Council for several years and was twice Mayor of the city. He was the first president of tlie Industrial Association. Mr John O'Shea, city solicitor, Wellington, is his son-in-law. The cause of death was an internal complaint.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9621, 14 August 1909, Page 4
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