BIO: John A. BROWN, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 43.
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JOHN A. BROWN, of the firm of Philip Brown's Sons, Huntingdon, Pa., was born 
July 28, 1868, and educated in the public schools. At the early age of ten 
years he displayed his enterprise and business ability as a newsboy, and has 
the distinction of having been the first to introduce into the borough the 
New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Harrisburg papers. At the same time he 
learned printing in the office of the Local News, and afterwards worked as a 
journeyman in the different newspaper offices of Huntingdon. In 1887, he sold 
out his newspaper business, and went to Des Moines, Iowa, where he resided 
about three months, working on the Des Moines State Register. He then 
returned to Huntingdon and continued to work as a journeyman compositor until 
1889, when he became a partner in the present business. 
  During the year 1890, Mr. Brown was engaged in the Huntingdon post-office. 
At present he represents Speyer Bros., of New York, in cabinet hardware. He 
is a member of Juniata Lodge, No. 117, I.O.O.F., and of Standing Stone Lodge, 
No. 176, K. of G.E., Huntingdon; also of General Gordon Lodge, No. 96, K. of 
P., borough of Luzerne, Pa. His political views are Democratic. 
  John A. Brown was married in Hollidaysburg, Pa., January 1, 1890, to 
Idella, daughter of David Miles and Phoebe (Powell) Corbett. They have had 
one child, Hermina Paulina, born April 14, 1891, died May 4, 1893.