Background
Brown, Robert Burns was born on October 2, 1844 in New Concord, Ohio, United States. Son of Alexander and Margaret (Lorimer) Brown.
Brown, Robert Burns was born on October 2, 1844 in New Concord, Ohio, United States. Son of Alexander and Margaret (Lorimer) Brown.
Educational public schools, New Concord. Served in United States.V., 1861-1865. Graduate Eastman’s Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1866.
Studied law 3 years, but was not admitted, settling in newspaper business.
Editor, April 7, since 1873,and business manager to April 30, 1913. Zanesville Courier; later secretary Zanesville Chamber of Commerce. Republican nominee for government of Ohio, 1912.
Commander-in-chief, G.A.R., 1896-1897.
Home: Zanesville, O.
Married Evaline Waters, May 18, 1887.