Background
Brown, Charles Asa was born on October 17, 1912 in Woodsfield, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles A. andAnna Miriam (Hayes) B. Bachelor of Arts Virginia Military Institute, 1931-1935.
Brown, Charles Asa was born on October 17, 1912 in Woodsfield, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles A. andAnna Miriam (Hayes) B. Bachelor of Arts Virginia Military Institute, 1931-1935.
AB, Virginia Military Institute, 1935. Postgraduate, University Michigan, 1937. Juris Doctor, Western Reserve University, 1938.
Private practice, Portsmouth, from 1938. Assistant attorney general State Ohio, 1963. With Raven Rock Farm and Feurt Farm, Scioto River Farm Tract, Winters Farm.
Lecturer Indian lore. Active Boy Scouts American, from 1946. Serving as merit badge counsellor, executive boards Scioto Area council, Portsmouth district commissioner, scout master troop 12, 1966—1980.
Developer, adviser Indian dance team Portsmouth district, 1964—1978. Vice president Scioto Area council, 1967—1968. National representative National council, 1967—1968.
Advisory council Girl Scouts United States, 1947—1978. Advisory Indian Tribes, 1961—1963. Councilman Western Black Elk Keetowah, Cherokee Nation, from 1964.
Member Cedar River Tulsa Muskogee Band. Board directors Portsmouth Little League Baseball Association, 1957—1958, Scioto County unit American Cancer Society, 1973—1980. Advisory board Practical Nurses Association, 1960—1961.
Served as 1st lieutenant to captain United States Army, 1941-1946, lieutenant colonel Reserve ( retired).
Senior warden Episcopal Church, lay reader, 1950—1976, Anglican Orthodox Church, 1976—1977, Anglican Church N. American, 1977—1981. Member of National Rifle Association, DAV, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ohio, American Indian organizations, Ohio Farm Bureau, Reserve Officers Association, American Legion, United States Calvalry Association, Portsmouth Bar Association (trustee 1966-1971), Ohio Bar Association, American Indian Bar Association, Amvets, National Order Trench Rats, Knights of Pythias (grand tribune Ohio 1961, past chancellor Commander), Order Corks, Tall Cedars Lebanon, Order Bath, National Sojourners, Retired Officers Association, Royal Order Scotland, Daniel Boone Muzzle Loading Rifle, Ohio Masonic Veterans, Shriner (past Commander, trustee lodge 1966-1971, excellent high priest chapter 1976-1977, illustrious master council 1978-1979, president 5th district Royal Arch Masons 1979, arch adjutant 6th arch council 1979-1981, district deputy grand high priest 1980-1983, anointed high priest Random Access Memory, silver trowel), Knight Masons United States of America, Knight Masons Ireland, Mason (master lodge 1965, past sovereign master, allied Masonic degrees), Odd Fellow, Philalethes Society, Red Branch Eri, Royal Order Jesters, HRAKTP, York Cross Honour, Portsmouth, Delineator flood wall, White Shrine Jerusalem, Order Eastern Star (patron 1966, trustee 1967-1970), Fraternal Order Police.
Children: Charles A. III, Ridgley.