CHARLES A. BROWN, Engine Dispatcher, Susquehanna, PA
Charles A. Brown was born in Ireland, October 30, 1848, and is the son of Richard M. Brown, a gunsmith who emigrated to America in 1850, settling in Port Jervis for a while and later moving to Susquehanna where he now resides. In 1863, after receiving a good common school education, Mr. Brown entered the employ of the Erie in the humble capacity of loading and unloading wood from the work train. Later he was assigned to the force that was building the new Susquehanna shops, and when they were completed he worked as truckman in the roundhouse for five years. His next advance was to that of engine inspector, at which he continued five years, and then for three years he served as a machinist under instructions. In 1887 he was advanced to night foreman of the Susquehanna roundhouse, and in 1894 was made the day foreman. His last promotion was in 1895, when he was detailed as Engine Dispatcher, in which capacity he has served the company in a highly efficient manner, winning at the same time the confidence and esteem of everybody with whom he is brought into contact.

Mr. Brown celebrated Christmas of 1869 by becoming a benedict, having on that day led to Hymen's altar Miss Henrietta Wooster, daughter of David Wooster, a prominent farmer of Broome County, NY. They have two daughters, Anna, who is married and resides in Hornellsville, and Hattie, who is a graduate of the Oakland High School. Mr. Brown is a member of Lodge 423, IOOF, of Susquehanna, and is the owner of a nice residence in that city, where he is highly esteemed by his fellow citizens.

Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.