Background
Brown, Edward Lee was born on January 3, 1864 in in Iowa. Son of W. W. and Elizabeth (Leeper) Brown.
Brown, Edward Lee was born on January 3, 1864 in in Iowa. Son of W. W. and Elizabeth (Leeper) Brown.
Common school education.
Began as messenger C., Rhode Island & P. Railway, 1875, and successively telegraph operator, station agent, train dispatcher and joint agent Rhode Island, Wabash and Iowa Central rys., to 1890. General agent Saint Paul & Duluth Railway (now part of North.P. Railway), West. Superior, Wisconsin, and commercial agent at Saint Paul and Minneapolis, 1890-1891. Chief dispatcher, superintendent telegraph, master of transportation and superintendent, same road, 1891-1900.
Superintendent Lake Superior division North.P. Railway, Duluth, 1900-1902.
General superintendent Montana Central Railroad, 1902-1903. Assistant general superintendent, and general superintendent Eastern district and general superintendent Western district, G.N. Railway, 1903-1912.
Vice president Doctorate.&Radh Govinda Railroad Company, 1912, later president Appointed transportation assistant to regional director of rys., southwestern region, Dallas, Texas, November 17, 1919.
Married Anna M. Smith, of Wisconsin, June 17, 1903.