Background
BROWN, Jesse Richard was born on September 15, 1887 in Bond Company, 111. Son of John Wesley and Mary M. (Grigg) Brown.
BROWN, Jesse Richard was born on September 15, 1887 in Bond Company, 111. Son of John Wesley and Mary M. (Grigg) Brown.
Grade School; Greenville College. Eastern 111.
State Normal. Charleston, 111. Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana., 1915, Bachelor of Laws. Taught school, 8 years.
Appointed City Clerk and City Treasurer, Hillsboro, 111., 1913. Resigned to attend Law School. Clerk, Board of Review Montgomery Company, 111., 1914.
Admitted 111. State Bar, 1915. Practiced law at Edwardsville and Alton, 111., 1916-1927.
Member: Masonic Edwardsville No. 99; Mississippi Valley Consistory. Ainad Shrine; K.P. Caractacus No.
72, Pythian Lodge, Edwardsville. Eastern Star, Edwardsville No. 667; Alton Post No. 126, American Legion.
First Presbyterian Church. Presbyterian Brotherhood. Club: Alton Automobile.
Spouse Elizabeth Miller, June 24, 1925, Edwardsville, 111.