Background
Brown, Roscoe Conkling Ensign was born on August 23, 1867 in Scottsville, New York, United States. Son of Dyer D. S. and Mary Ann (Ensign) Brown.
Brown, Roscoe Conkling Ensign was born on August 23, 1867 in Scottsville, New York, United States. Son of Dyer D. S. and Mary Ann (Ensign) Brown.
Brother of Selden Stanley B. Bachelor of Arts, University of Rochester, 1889, Master of Arts, 1904, Doctor of Letters, 1925.
Was with New York Tribune, 1889-1913, editorial writer 1895-1906, managing editor, 1906-1912, assistant editor, 1912-1913. Associate in journalism, 1914, assistant professor, 1917, professor journalism, 1919-1936, emeritus, since 1936, Columbia.
Member of New York State Civil Service Commission, 1905-1911. Member Council National Civil Service Reform League. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Union League, Century (New York).
Married Bertha Backus, February 11, 1897. Children: Grosvenor (deceased), Helen Ensign (Mistress Robert M. Winslow), Elizabeth Grosvenor (Mistress Lyndor B. Hardwick), Lawrence Roscoe, Truman Backus, Mary Stanley (Mistress Alfred M. P. Amey), Bertha Raymond (deceased).