Brown, J. Sidney (John Sidney), 1833-1913

Brown was born in Conneaut, Ohio on June 10, 1833. He moved to Denver, Colo. where he founded the J.S. Brown Mercantile Company, which eventurally became the largest mercantile company in the Western U.S. Brown was also involved with several railroads: South Park, Denver Pacific, and Denver New Orleans. He died in Denver, Colo. on January 15, 1913. In 1937, the J.S. Brown Mercantile Company was bought out by the C.S. Morey Mercantile Company. The company building, located at 1634 Eighteenth Street, was added to the National Historic Register in 1988.

From the description of J. S. Brown mercantile company records, 1865-1938 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 668108850