Arthur W.
Brown, one of the leading citizens of Starrucca, Wayne county, was born
February 22, 1859, in Jackson, Susquehanna Co., Penn., and is a
representative of one of the old and prominent families of that county.
His father, at an early day took up his residence in Susquehanna county,
Penn. The grandfather, Elisha Brown, Sr., was also an early settler of
this section of the State. The father was married in Jackson, Penn.,
to Miss Maria Benson, a native of Vermont, and to them were born ten
children -- four sons and six daughters. The father, who was a farmer by
occupation, died at the age of sixty-eight years. His political support
was always given the Democracy, and religiously he was identified with
the Methodist Episcopal Church, being one of its active and consistent
members.
On the farm at Jackson, Susquehanna Co., Penn., Arthur W. Brown grew
to manhood, learning lessons of industry and perserverance, and in the
common schools of the locality he acquired a good practical literary
education. Throughout his active business career he successfully engaged
in general farming and dairying, and prosperity has crowned his efforts.
Since 1889 he has been a resident of Starrucca, where in 1893 he erected
an elegant residence at the cost of $ 4,000, and furnished it in a
modern and tasteful style.
In Jackson township, Susquehanna county, Mr. Brown married Miss Kate
Shew, a native of that county and daughter of George Shew, who came to
this section of the State from Port Jervis, N. Y. They have four
children: Bernice May, Allen Ward, Wanieta Louise and Tracy Wellington.
Socially Mr. Brown affiliates with Jackson Lodge, F. & A. M., and
politically is identified with the Democratic party, in which he is an
active worker. He is now serving as justice of the peace in Starrucca, a
position he fills with credit to himself and satisfaction of his
constituents. He is thoroughly impartial in meting out justice, his
opinions being unbiased by either fear or favor, and his fidelity to the
trust reposed in him is above question. He is regarded as one of the
leading and most highly respected citizens of Starrucca, and it is,
therefore, consistent that he be represented in a work whose province is
the portrayal of the lives of the prominent men of this section of the
State.
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