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George Brown

Case from Gallatin, PA dated Nov 04, 1908

Victim Details

George French Brown

Male

Gallatin

PA

1908-11-04

52

George

Brown

07/02/2026

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George French Brown, a 52-year-old male, was a constable serving Fayette County, Pennsylvania, with ties to Masontown when he was fatally wounded in the line of duty. Although one online memorial lists November 4, 1908, in Gallatin, Pennsylvania, as the date he was lost to gun violence, the more detailed law-enforcement memorial record describes November 4 as the day of the shooting and gives November 8, 1908, as the day he succumbed to the wound.

The confrontation began as an attempt to ...
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