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 BROWN. BROWN. 33 Mr. Brown was married in Worcester, June 12, 1872, to Mariana Mifflin, daughter of Timothy Reese and Nancy Shove (Hacker) Earle. Of this union are Earle, Edwin Hacker, Caspar Mifflin, and Lloyd Thornton Brown. BROWN, JEREMIAH, son of Asa and Sarah (Cook) Brown, was born in Hadley, Hampshire county, April 7, 1836. He is of sturdy New England stock, being de- scended from one of the earliest settlers of Hadley. When he was only three years old, his parents removed to the city of Northampton, where he received his early education in its public schools. On leaving school he learned the trade of mason, and has, for many years, been a prominent con- tractor and builder, the head of the firm of Brown & Bailey. In 1862 Mr. Brown enlisted in the 52d regiment, Massachusetts volunteers, and faithfully served his full term of service. Upon his discharge from the army, he returned to Northampton, and, in renewed connection with his partner, William A. Bailey, has devoted himself closely to his business. Mr. Brown has been more or less promi- nently associated with the city government ever since its charter. He was for many years either councilman or alderman, and, in December, 1888, was elected mayor of the city. He is a Democrat in politics, being very strongly opposed to monopoly and class legislation. Mr. Brown was married in Springfield, in January, 1863, to Martha, daughter of Syd- ney Barber. Of this union are two chil- dren. BROWN, ORLAND J., son of Harvey and Lucina (Fuller) Brown, was born in Whitingham, Windham county, Vermont, February 2, 1848. He availed himself of every advantage offered by the public schools, and supple- mented this by attendance at Bower's Institute, Bernardston. He began teach- ing in the public schools at the age of six- teen ; taught and studied alternately from that time until he began the practice of medicine and surgery at Adams, in January, 1 87 1. He removed to North Adams in March, 1872, where he has practiced con- tinuously to the present time. Dr. Brown was first married November 22, 1S71, to Eva M., daughter of William and Amelia (Blakeslee) Hodskins. Of this union was one child, William O. Brown, the mother dying at his birth, October 14, 1873. I )r - Brown's second marriage, Sep- tember 13, 1876, was with Ida M., daughter of Homer and Martha (Phelps) Haskins. She died in 1S81, having borne him two children, Agnes O. and Ida M. Brown (the latter dying in infancy). Dr. Brown was again married, December 16, 1884, to Alice T., daughter of Edward and Celestia (Stevens) Stowell. Dr. Brown has been assistant surgeon of the 2d regiment, Massachusetts volunteer militia since 1878. He has been deacon of the First Universalist church since 1885, and superintendent of the Sunday-school since 1872, besides holding various other church offices. He has been one of the medical ORLAND J. BROWN. examiners for Berkshire county since 18S2 ; health officer of North Adams most of the time since 1880 ; member of the House of Representatives in 1 8S9, serving on the com- mittee on public health ; vice-president of the Union Medical Association of Benning- ton Co., Vt., and Berkshire Co., Rensselaer and Washington counties, N. Y. ; member of the Massachusetts Medical Society ; member of the Massachusetts Medico- Legal Society, also a member and presi- dent of the Medical Association of North- ern Berkshire, and is ex-president of the Berkshire District Medical Society. He belongs to the order of F. & A. M. and several benevolent organizations.