An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 410-411 JOSIAH S. BROWN, of Spokane, Washington, was born in the parish of Sunbury, in the British province of New Brunswick, and from the age of nine years was reared in Linneus, Aroostook county, Maine. July 2, 1861, Mr. Brown enlisted as a private in the first company organized in Aroostook county -- Company A, Seventh Maine Volunteers. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he was honorably discharged, July 12, 1863. He then re-enlisted for three years, in the "Veterans," and after being mustered out joined the Engineer Battalion of time United States Army, and came to the Pacific coast. He participated in the Modoc war in Idaho, and for gallantry in action, January 17, 1873, was specially mentioned in dispatches. Mr. Brown has been in Washington most of the time since 1873. He came to Spokane in December, 1882, and has since been identified with the interests of this growing city. He was elected Assessor of Spokane in 1890, on the Republican ticket, and served one term of two years. He is a prominent member of Reno Post, No. 47, G.A.R., and is now serving as Department Commander, this department comprising both Washington and Alaska. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.