# Philip E. Brown *Minnesota jurist (1856–1915); district judge and state Supreme Court justice* Philip E. Brown (June 19, 1856 – February 1915) was a [[Minnesota]] jurist. He sat as a district judge in the state's 13th District and later as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1] His district judgeship ran from 1891 to 1910. His service on the supreme court ran from 1912 until his death in 1915.[^1] The cited source gives two different dates of death, February 8 and February 6, 1915, and the record here does not establish which is correct.[^1] ## Biography Brown's parents were George O. and Sarah R. Brown, and his birthplace was Lafayette County, Wisconsin. He was born on June 19, 1856.[^1] He and Ella Ford married on October 8, 1882.[^1] The Wikipedia article's opening line dates his death to February 8, 1915. Its biography section dates it to February 6, 1915.[^1] ## Career From 1891 to 1910, Brown held the judgeship of Minnesota's 13th District. He joined the Minnesota State Supreme Court in 1912 and remained a member until 1915.[^1] The same source describes his death as sudden and gives his age as 59. The birth and death dates it carries correspond to an age of 58.[^1] The cited source does not establish what office, if any, Brown held between 1910 and 1912.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Philip E. Brown* (revision 1354057089, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth date and place, parents, marriage, 13th District judgeship 1891–1910, Minnesota Supreme Court service 1912–1915, death dates (February 8 and February 6, 1915, as given in different sections) and stated age at death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_E._Brown