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Robert Brown

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Robert Brown
BornRobert B. Brown
February 15, 1817
DiedMarch 3, 1927 (age 110)
Dayton, Ohio
Resting placeLincoln Township Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Robert Brown (1817-1927) was an amateur magician, who studied with the Hopi Indians, and served during the Civil War, from August 22, 1861, to September 8, 1864.[1]

Biography

Colonel Brown's grandfather was a Hopi Indian chieftain and in his youth had been spent time with the tribe. It was with these people that Brown learned to do magic and for more than 100 years magic was his hobby.[2]

References

  1. World's Oldest Magician Is Discovered At Dayton Military Home by Thurston, Magic and Magicians, Billboard Magazine, March 12, 1927
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63623545