Eliada W. Brown (January 8, 1840 – May 4, 1902) was a Wisconsin farmer and politician. A

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

, he was a member of the

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from 1883 to 1885.

Biography

Eliada White Brown was born in

Berlin, Vermont Berlin ( ) is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States, founded in 1763. The population was 2,849 at the 2020 census. Being the town between Barre and Montpelier, the two largest cities in the region, much of the commercial busines ...

on January 8, 1840. He was educated in the local schools and became a farmer. In 1872, he relocated to Weyauwega, Wisconsin. A

, he was chairman of his town board for four years and also served as a county supervisor. Brown represented the first district of Waupaca County in the

from 1883 to 1885. In 1897, Brown was appointed as Weyauwega's postmaster, and he remained in this position until his death. Brown was also active in several business ventures, and at the time of his death was vice president and a director of the Weyauwega Trunk and Bag Company. He died in Weyauwega on May 4, 1902, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Weyauwega.

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People from Berlin, Vermont People from Weyauwega, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin city council members 1840 births 1902 deaths {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub