▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Minister ▁without ▁Port folio ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁John ▁Die fen b aker . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁bi ography , ▁E ight y - four ▁years ▁a ▁New found land er : ▁Mem oir s ▁of ▁William ▁J . ▁Brow ne ▁( ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁four ▁times : ▁first ▁to ▁Mary ▁Grace ▁Harris ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁to ▁Mary ▁Ro che ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁to ▁Margaret ▁F lem ing ▁( née ▁Buck ley ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ., ▁and ▁to ▁Dr ▁Nor ah ▁El ph inst one ▁Ren ou f ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁out l iving ▁all ▁his ▁w ives ▁except ▁for ▁Nor ah , ▁who ▁died ▁Nov . ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Brow ne ▁died ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Priv