Candidacy of James W. Brown for Judge (1902)
No. 233c - Uncited clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection" of Beth Rengers Talken, 1998.


James W. BROWN is a native of Lincoln Co., his parents, Andrew BROWN and wife came from North Carolina and settled in Clark township, Lincoln county in 1824. They were among the early settlers. Mr. BROWN was born within a mile of where he now lives in Clark township, April the 14th 1841, and was educated in the common district schools, was married in 1863 to Miss Susan E. OWEN by whom he had six children, five of whom are living. His first wife died in 1870, was afterwards married to Miss Fannie KEMPER who died in Febrary, 1884 leaving him three children. In 1886 was married to Miss Bettie THOMPSON his present wife by whom he has two children. Mr. BROWN is a prominent farmer and stock raiser. He was superintendent of the County Farm for a number of years and has served one term as public Administrator of Lincoln county. He served a part of the first of the late civil war under Gen. PRICE. He is a Free Silver Democrat of the Jeffersonian type and is very popular in the community in which he lives. He will be a candidate for Presiding Judge of the Lincoln County Court, subject to the Democratic primary of 1902. He has a host of friends that will stand around him with their votes.


Note regarding clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection":  Neva Murphy Hubbard (1886-1971) lived all of her life in Lincoln County, MO.  She collected a large file of clippings of Lincoln County residents. The majority of the clippings were without citation. Beth Rengers Talken, beneficiary of the collection, has transcribed them for inclusion in our Lincoln County Heritage Records. 


Submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of  LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Beth Rengers Talken, 20 August 1998. 

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