James Thomas Brown (1872 - 1957)

Born 1872 in Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada

Died 28 Apr 1957 at about age 85 in Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

Biography

He was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Souris in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1908 as a Provincial Rights Party member.

He was born in Huntingdon, Quebec, the son of Samuel Brown and Margaret White, and was educated there and at McGill University. Brown moved to Manitoba in 1833 and to Saskatchewan in 1896. He practised law in Moosomin, Saskatchewan and later served as Crown Prosecutor for Assiniboia district.

In 1922, he married Alice M. Lewis. Brown was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1908.

He later lived in Regina. Brown served as a puisne judge for the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan. He was named Chief Justice for the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench in 1918.

Brown died in Regina on April 28, 1957, at the age of 86.

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Baptism.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Ancestry.com. Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Ancestry Record 60527 #1554144 Death:

   Name:	Chief Justice James Thomas Brown
   Gender:	Male
   Birth Date:	22 Oct 1871
   Birth Place:	Huntingdon, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
   Death Date:	28 Apr 1957
   Death Place:	Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
   Cemetery:	Regina Cemetery
   Burial or Cremation Place:	Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
   Has Bio:	Y
   Spouse:	Alice Matilda Brown
   Children:	James Lloyd Brown
   URL:	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105231090/chief_justice_james-thomas-brown

2. ↑ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968: Institut Gananoque Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Ancestry Record 1091 #13530 Baptism:

   Name:	James Thomas Brown
   Event Type:	Baptisme (Baptism)
   Baptism Date:	1872
   Baptism Place:	Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
   Baptism Church:	Greffe de Valleyfield; Valleyfield
   Place of Worship or Institution:	Ville de Valleyfield (Index)
   Father:	Samuel Brown

• Residence (1906) 45, Assiniboia East, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Residence (1911) Regina Sub-Districts 72-91, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Residence (1916) Saskatchewan, Canada
• Residence (1926) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Find A Grave: Memorial #105231090 Burial (1957) Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thomas_Brown
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org), entry for James Thomas Brown(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9P5-KXX); contributed by various users.