March 9, 1916
U.S. Representative William G. Brown Jr. of Preston County dies
United States Representative William G. Brown Jr., a Kingwood lawyer and banker who had served in Congress since 1911, died in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Congress, William Gay Brown Jr.: Memorial Addresses (1917), proceedings of March 9, 1916, pp. 5 and 67; biographical statement, pp. 14–15.
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The earlier entry gave 1915. The House and Senate proceedings of March 9, 1916 announce his death that day, establishing the corrected year.
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