George L. Brown
George L. Brown, Republican candidate for Probate Judge of Richland County, was born on a farm near Wadsworth, Medina County, March 23, 1856. He attended district school at Wadsworth until he was 13 years of age when the family removed to Mansfield. He entered the grammar grade and had attended the high school two years when he entered the service of J.H. Reed & Brother, as entry clerk and assistant bookkeeper. At the age of 18 he entered the preparatory department of Oberlin college, which he finished, and was entered in the class of 1879, but went into the employ of J.R. Brown & Son, and while in their employ began the study of law in the office of Dirlam & Leyman. He entered the junior class of the Cincinnati Law University in 1879 and graduated in 1881 and was admitted to the bar. Shortly afterward he entered the employ of J.R. Brown & Son, taking charge of their office. When J.R. Brown retired from active participation in the business he took his place and for the past 10 years has traveled in the interest of his firm. Mr. Brown has a thorough legal education, is a skilled accountant and has a wide business experience peculiarly qualifying him for the office of probate judge. He is of generous physical and mental proportions, well trained in law and business and the unanimous choice of his party. He is not an offensive partisan and has never before been in politics. He has made no pledges except to the people of the county to give his best service to the discharge of the duties of his office if he is elected. He is a candidate deserving the support of all voters who believe in making ability and worth the principal requirements in a candidate.
From Semi-Weekly News: October 20, 1896, Vol. 12, No. 85
