H. Monroe Browne
H. Monroe Browne died quietly at his home in Wheatland, California on June 13, 2006, after a long illness. He was born May 9, 1917 in Long Beach, California. He graduated in 1939 from UCLA with a degree in Business Administration, and did post graduate work at UC Berkeley in Business. He met and married Mary Frances Ashby in Bakersfield, California that same year. When World War II broke out, he served his country as a Lieutenant JG in the Navy, in the Pacific Theater. Monroe and Mary Frances maintained their home in Bakersfield for many years, where they raised three children, Elizabeth Ann Denny, Richard Allen Browne, and David Ashby Browne. Monroe is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 66 years, Mary Frances, and his daughter, Liz Ann. Monroe founded McCoy Tire and Recap Company and Hartman Concrete Materials Company in Bakersfield, California, and owned cattle ranches in Bakersfield, Placer County, and Wheatland, California, and Nevada and Texas. He operated Wheatland Land and Cattle Co. from 1975 to approximately 1985. Monroe and Mary Frances resided in San Francisco from 1975 to 2002, then retired to their cattle ranch in Wheatland. At the time of his death he owned Browne Cattle Co. based in Wheatland, California, where he bred thoroughbred horses for racing; was a Managing Member of Browne Cattle Company, LLC, a Wheatland development entity; and until recently retained an interest in a thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Waikanae, New Zealand. He served on the Cal OSHA Appeals Board from 1970-1974 as an appointee under Governor Reagan, and chaired President Reagan's Small Business Task Force in 1980 and 1981. From 1981 until 1985 he served as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Western Samoa. In the mid-1970s he founded the Institute for Contemporary Studies in San Francisco. Ambassador Browne had been a member of San Francisco's Bohemia Club since 1988, held memberships in the Pacific Union Club, and in Sacramento's Sutter Club, and was a former President of the Bakersfield Rotary. He was also a founding member of The Heritage Foundation. Ambassador Browne is survived by his son David and daughter-in-law Rhonda, formerly of Stratford, Texas, and granddaughters Terri Ann Browne, Lesley Wright Browne, and Cindi Ashby Browne; and by his son Richard and daughter-in-law Margaret, of Denver, Colorado, and granddaughter Andrea. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, June 19, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 610 Third Street, Wheatland, and interment will follow at Wheatland Cemetery. A viewing has been scheduled for 4-8 p.m. at Sierra View Mortuary, located at 4900 Olive Avenue, Marysville, California [530-742-6957] on Sunday, June 18, 2006. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to the American Red Cross, 2025 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. H. Monroe Browne 1917 - 2006
Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/16/2006.
1920 US Census
Name: Herbert M Browne
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: California
Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 1, Kern, California
Street: Oregon Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Allen W Browne
Father's Birthplace: California
Mother's Name: Ruth A Browne
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Allen W Browne 25 Head
Ruth A Browne 23 Wife
Herbert M Browne 2 Son
WWII Draft
Name: Herbert Monroe Browne
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 9 May 1916
Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
Residence Place: Delano, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Delano, California, USA
Employer: Delano High Sch
Height: 6 0
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Ruth A Browne
Household Members Age Relationship
Herbert Monroe Browne 24 Self (Head)
Ruth A Browne Mother
Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Name: Herbert Monroe Browne
[H Monroe Browne]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 May 1917
Birth Place: Long Beach, California
Death Date: 13 Jun 2006
Father: Allen W Browne
Mother: Ruth A Monroe
Notes: Dec 1937: Name listed as HERBERT MONROE BROWNE; 09 Dec 1982: Name listed as H MONROE BROWNE; 16 Jun 2006: Name listed as H MONROE BROWNE
H. Monroe Browne died quietly at his home in Wheatland, California on June 13, 2006, after a long illness. He was born May 9, 1917 in Long Beach, California. He graduated in 1939 from UCLA with a degree in Business Administration, and did post graduate work at UC Berkeley in Business. He met and married Mary Frances Ashby in Bakersfield, California that same year. When World War II broke out, he served his country as a Lieutenant JG in the Navy, in the Pacific Theater. Monroe and Mary Frances maintained their home in Bakersfield for many years, where they raised three children, Elizabeth Ann Denny, Richard Allen Browne, and David Ashby Browne. Monroe is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 66 years, Mary Frances, and his daughter, Liz Ann. Monroe founded McCoy Tire and Recap Company and Hartman Concrete Materials Company in Bakersfield, California, and owned cattle ranches in Bakersfield, Placer County, and Wheatland, California, and Nevada and Texas. He operated Wheatland Land and Cattle Co. from 1975 to approximately 1985. Monroe and Mary Frances resided in San Francisco from 1975 to 2002, then retired to their cattle ranch in Wheatland. At the time of his death he owned Browne Cattle Co. based in Wheatland, California, where he bred thoroughbred horses for racing; was a Managing Member of Browne Cattle Company, LLC, a Wheatland development entity; and until recently retained an interest in a thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Waikanae, New Zealand. He served on the Cal OSHA Appeals Board from 1970-1974 as an appointee under Governor Reagan, and chaired President Reagan's Small Business Task Force in 1980 and 1981. From 1981 until 1985 he served as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Western Samoa. In the mid-1970s he founded the Institute for Contemporary Studies in San Francisco. Ambassador Browne had been a member of San Francisco's Bohemia Club since 1988, held memberships in the Pacific Union Club, and in Sacramento's Sutter Club, and was a former President of the Bakersfield Rotary. He was also a founding member of The Heritage Foundation. Ambassador Browne is survived by his son David and daughter-in-law Rhonda, formerly of Stratford, Texas, and granddaughters Terri Ann Browne, Lesley Wright Browne, and Cindi Ashby Browne; and by his son Richard and daughter-in-law Margaret, of Denver, Colorado, and granddaughter Andrea. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, June 19, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 610 Third Street, Wheatland, and interment will follow at Wheatland Cemetery. A viewing has been scheduled for 4-8 p.m. at Sierra View Mortuary, located at 4900 Olive Avenue, Marysville, California [530-742-6957] on Sunday, June 18, 2006. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to the American Red Cross, 2025 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. H. Monroe Browne 1917 - 2006
Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/16/2006.
1920 US Census
Name: Herbert M Browne
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: California
Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 1, Kern, California
Street: Oregon Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Allen W Browne
Father's Birthplace: California
Mother's Name: Ruth A Browne
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Allen W Browne 25 Head
Ruth A Browne 23 Wife
Herbert M Browne 2 Son
WWII Draft
Name: Herbert Monroe Browne
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 9 May 1916
Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
Residence Place: Delano, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Delano, California, USA
Employer: Delano High Sch
Height: 6 0
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Ruth A Browne
Household Members Age Relationship
Herbert Monroe Browne 24 Self (Head)
Ruth A Browne Mother
Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Name: Herbert Monroe Browne
[H Monroe Browne]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 May 1917
Birth Place: Long Beach, California
Death Date: 13 Jun 2006
Father: Allen W Browne
Mother: Ruth A Monroe
Notes: Dec 1937: Name listed as HERBERT MONROE BROWNE; 09 Dec 1982: Name listed as H MONROE BROWNE; 16 Jun 2006: Name listed as H MONROE BROWNE
H. Monroe Browne
H. Monroe Browne died quietly at his home in Wheatland, California on June 13, 2006, after a long illness. He was born May 9, 1917 in Long Beach, California. He graduated in 1939 from UCLA with a degree in Business Administration, and did post graduate work at UC Berkeley in Business. He met and married Mary Frances Ashby in Bakersfield, California that same year. When World War II broke out, he served his country as a Lieutenant JG in the Navy, in the Pacific Theater. Monroe and Mary Frances maintained their home in Bakersfield for many years, where they raised three children, Elizabeth Ann Denny, Richard Allen Browne, and David Ashby Browne. Monroe is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 66 years, Mary Frances, and his daughter, Liz Ann. Monroe founded McCoy Tire and Recap Company and Hartman Concrete Materials Company in Bakersfield, California, and owned cattle ranches in Bakersfield, Placer County, and Wheatland, California, and Nevada and Texas. He operated Wheatland Land and Cattle Co. from 1975 to approximately 1985. Monroe and Mary Frances resided in San Francisco from 1975 to 2002, then retired to their cattle ranch in Wheatland. At the time of his death he owned Browne Cattle Co. based in Wheatland, California, where he bred thoroughbred horses for racing; was a Managing Member of Browne Cattle Company, LLC, a Wheatland development entity; and until recently retained an interest in a thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Waikanae, New Zealand. He served on the Cal OSHA Appeals Board from 1970-1974 as an appointee under Governor Reagan, and chaired President Reagan's Small Business Task Force in 1980 and 1981. From 1981 until 1985 he served as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Western Samoa. In the mid-1970s he founded the Institute for Contemporary Studies in San Francisco. Ambassador Browne had been a member of San Francisco's Bohemia Club since 1988, held memberships in the Pacific Union Club, and in Sacramento's Sutter Club, and was a former President of the Bakersfield Rotary. He was also a founding member of The Heritage Foundation. Ambassador Browne is survived by his son David and daughter-in-law Rhonda, formerly of Stratford, Texas, and granddaughters Terri Ann Browne, Lesley Wright Browne, and Cindi Ashby Browne; and by his son Richard and daughter-in-law Margaret, of Denver, Colorado, and granddaughter Andrea. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, June 19, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 610 Third Street, Wheatland, and interment will follow at Wheatland Cemetery. A viewing has been scheduled for 4-8 p.m. at Sierra View Mortuary, located at 4900 Olive Avenue, Marysville, California [530-742-6957] on Sunday, June 18, 2006. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to the American Red Cross, 2025 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. H. Monroe Browne 1917 - 2006
Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/16/2006.
1920 US Census
Name: Herbert M Browne
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: California
Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 1, Kern, California
Street: Oregon Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Allen W Browne
Father's Birthplace: California
Mother's Name: Ruth A Browne
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Allen W Browne 25 Head
Ruth A Browne 23 Wife
Herbert M Browne 2 Son
WWII Draft
Name: Herbert Monroe Browne
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 9 May 1916
Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
Residence Place: Delano, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Delano, California, USA
Employer: Delano High Sch
Height: 6 0
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Ruth A Browne
Household Members Age Relationship
Herbert Monroe Browne 24 Self (Head)
Ruth A Browne Mother
Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Name: Herbert Monroe Browne
[H Monroe Browne]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 May 1917
Birth Place: Long Beach, California
Death Date: 13 Jun 2006
Father: Allen W Browne
Mother: Ruth A Monroe
Notes: Dec 1937: Name listed as HERBERT MONROE BROWNE; 09 Dec 1982: Name listed as H MONROE BROWNE; 16 Jun 2006: Name listed as H MONROE BROWNE
H. Monroe Browne died quietly at his home in Wheatland, California on June 13, 2006, after a long illness. He was born May 9, 1917 in Long Beach, California. He graduated in 1939 from UCLA with a degree in Business Administration, and did post graduate work at UC Berkeley in Business. He met and married Mary Frances Ashby in Bakersfield, California that same year. When World War II broke out, he served his country as a Lieutenant JG in the Navy, in the Pacific Theater. Monroe and Mary Frances maintained their home in Bakersfield for many years, where they raised three children, Elizabeth Ann Denny, Richard Allen Browne, and David Ashby Browne. Monroe is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 66 years, Mary Frances, and his daughter, Liz Ann. Monroe founded McCoy Tire and Recap Company and Hartman Concrete Materials Company in Bakersfield, California, and owned cattle ranches in Bakersfield, Placer County, and Wheatland, California, and Nevada and Texas. He operated Wheatland Land and Cattle Co. from 1975 to approximately 1985. Monroe and Mary Frances resided in San Francisco from 1975 to 2002, then retired to their cattle ranch in Wheatland. At the time of his death he owned Browne Cattle Co. based in Wheatland, California, where he bred thoroughbred horses for racing; was a Managing Member of Browne Cattle Company, LLC, a Wheatland development entity; and until recently retained an interest in a thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Waikanae, New Zealand. He served on the Cal OSHA Appeals Board from 1970-1974 as an appointee under Governor Reagan, and chaired President Reagan's Small Business Task Force in 1980 and 1981. From 1981 until 1985 he served as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Western Samoa. In the mid-1970s he founded the Institute for Contemporary Studies in San Francisco. Ambassador Browne had been a member of San Francisco's Bohemia Club since 1988, held memberships in the Pacific Union Club, and in Sacramento's Sutter Club, and was a former President of the Bakersfield Rotary. He was also a founding member of The Heritage Foundation. Ambassador Browne is survived by his son David and daughter-in-law Rhonda, formerly of Stratford, Texas, and granddaughters Terri Ann Browne, Lesley Wright Browne, and Cindi Ashby Browne; and by his son Richard and daughter-in-law Margaret, of Denver, Colorado, and granddaughter Andrea. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, June 19, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 610 Third Street, Wheatland, and interment will follow at Wheatland Cemetery. A viewing has been scheduled for 4-8 p.m. at Sierra View Mortuary, located at 4900 Olive Avenue, Marysville, California [530-742-6957] on Sunday, June 18, 2006. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to the American Red Cross, 2025 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. H. Monroe Browne 1917 - 2006
Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/16/2006.
1920 US Census
Name: Herbert M Browne
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: California
Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 1, Kern, California
Street: Oregon Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Allen W Browne
Father's Birthplace: California
Mother's Name: Ruth A Browne
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Allen W Browne 25 Head
Ruth A Browne 23 Wife
Herbert M Browne 2 Son
WWII Draft
Name: Herbert Monroe Browne
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 9 May 1916
Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
Residence Place: Delano, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Delano, California, USA
Employer: Delano High Sch
Height: 6 0
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Ruth A Browne
Household Members Age Relationship
Herbert Monroe Browne 24 Self (Head)
Ruth A Browne Mother
Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Name: Herbert Monroe Browne
[H Monroe Browne]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 May 1917
Birth Place: Long Beach, California
Death Date: 13 Jun 2006
Father: Allen W Browne
Mother: Ruth A Monroe
Notes: Dec 1937: Name listed as HERBERT MONROE BROWNE; 09 Dec 1982: Name listed as H MONROE BROWNE; 16 Jun 2006: Name listed as H MONROE BROWNE
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
