Background
Brown, Charles Francis was born on September 12, 1844 in Newburgh, New York, United States. Son of John W. and Eliza (Reeve) Brown.
Brown, Charles Francis was born on September 12, 1844 in Newburgh, New York, United States. Son of John W. and Eliza (Reeve) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1866, Doctor of Laws, 1896.
Admitted to bar, 1868. Practiced at Newburgh. County attorney, Orange County, New York, 1875-1877.
County judge, 1878-1882. Justice Supreme Court of New York, 1883-1896. Assigned by governor as member Court of Appeals, 1889-1892.
Presiding judge Appellate Division, 2d Department, 1893-1896. Declined renomination and resumed practice of law in New York, retired.
Member Court of Appeals, 1889-1892.
Married Harriet E. Shaffer, June 27, 1876. Children: Florence E., Anna Higginson.