Obituary

ROBERT CALTHROP BROWN (A´03, member for life) vice-president of the Brazilian Tramway, Light, and Power Company, Barcelona Tramway, Light, and Power Company, Mexican Light and Power Company, Mexico Tramway Company, and Canadian and General Finance Company, Ltd., Toronto, Ont., Canada, died October 30, 1937. Mr. Brown, born June 1, 1866, at Medford, Mass., was graduated from Tufts College with the degree of bachelor of arts in 1888, and received the degree of electrical engineer in 1894. In 1889 he was employed by the Somerville Electric Light Company as lineman, but later in the same year entered the employ of the West End Street Railway Company, Boston, Mass., in its engineering department. In 1890 he was appointed assistant superintendent of electric power in the same company, which position he held for one year before resigning to take charge of the electrical work of the Brooklyn City Railroad, Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1891. In 1894 Mr. Brown became affiliated with the Montreal Street Railway Company as an electrical engineer, and from 1895 to 1898 was employed by the Halifax Tramway, Light, and Power Company as general manager. In 1899 he went to Brazil, where he remained until 1901 as general manager of the Sao Paulo Tramway, Light, and Power Company. From 1902 until 1905 he served as electrical engineer with the Toronto and the Niagara River Power Company; in 1906 he was appointed managing director of the Mexican Tramways Company, Mexico City, and subsequently held numerous offices in Mexican and South American companies.