▁Born ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁Brown ▁studied ▁at ▁Phill ips ▁Ex eter ▁Academy , ▁Ex eter , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁attend ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁Union ▁College , ▁Sch en ect ady , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁He ▁went ▁immediately ▁to ▁Kansas ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Emp oria . ▁He ▁studied ▁law . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Emp oria , ▁Kansas . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁nin th ▁jud icial ▁district ▁of ▁Kansas ▁ 1 8 6 7 - 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Fort y - four th ▁Congress ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ). ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁H utch inson , ▁Kansas . ▁Register ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁land ▁office ▁in ▁L arn ed , ▁Kansas ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁El ▁Ren o , ▁Oklahoma , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁Pro b ate ▁judge ▁of ▁Canadian ▁County ▁ 1 8 9 4 - 1 8 9 8 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 ,