Autobiographical sketch, 1917 January 17 / by Melville C. Brown.

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Autobiographical sketch, 1917 January 17 / by Melville C. Brown.

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A typed autobiographical sketch by Melville C. Brown, a Laramie, Wyoming lawyer. Brown was a Wyoming state legislator, prosecuting attorney for Albany County, Wyoming (1874-1878), United States Attorney for Wyoming (1878-1886), in 1900 was appointed the United States District Judge for Alaska, later practiced law in Seattle, and finally, in 1909, returned to Laramie. Includes a one page letter to Brown from Professor John D. Hicks, Hamline University (January 13, 1917) and rough notes by Brown (5 leaves).

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Brown, Melville, 1888-1938

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Hicks, John Donald, 1890-

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Charles D. Hicks (b. 1890) was chairman of History Department at University of California, Berkeley (1947-?). He received his Ph. D. from University of Wisconsin (1916) and was author of several works, including: "The Populist Revolt" (1931) and "The American Nation" (1941). Essay in collection is incomplete. From the description of "The California background: Spanish or American?", 1950. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 36350260 ...

United States. Attorney (Wyoming)

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