Brown, Harry F.
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Harry Farnsworth Brown was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 17, 1886, the son of Harry Bushnell Brown and Annie Josephine Burdick . He was educated in the New Haven public schools and attended Yale University from 1903-1907, where he graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School. Following graduation he was employed by General Electric Company.
In 1910 he took a position in the Electrical Engineering Department of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad . He served as a draftsman (1910), assistant engineer (1911-1922), assistant electrical engineer (1922-1946), and electrical engineer (1946-1952). When he left the railroad in 1952 he was Chief Engineer of the Engineering Department. From 1951 until his retirement he worked as a railroad consultant with Westinghouse International Co., and Gibbs & Hill in New York, New York.
Harry F. Brown married Grace A. Durham on October 11, 1911. They had six children. He was a lifelong member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He died on August 11, 1980.
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Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Bronx, New York
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Stamford, Connecticut
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New Haven, Connecticut
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Greens Farms, Connecticut
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Darien, Connecticut
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Oak Point, New York
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West Farms, New York
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Cos Cob, Connecticut
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South Norwalk, Connecticut
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Nantasket, Massachusetts
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Devon, Connecticut
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South Mount Vernon, New York
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Greenwich, Connecticut
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Milford, Connecticut
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Sound Beach, Connecticut
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Woodmont, Connecticut
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Port Chester, New York
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Cedar Hill, Connecticut
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Danbury, Connecticut
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Westport, Connecticut
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Porter, Indiana
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New Rochelle, New York
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