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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Paul Browne: the "Grand Old Man” of the Rhinelander Paper Company
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:02:53
	Publish Date:		2019-01-09 05:00:00
	Description:		This week on A Northwoods Moment in History , Gary Entz looks back on the life of Rhinelander's Paul Browne. There have been many notable people who have lived and worked in Rhinelander in the 137 years of its existence as a town. The men who built the logging industry clearly defined its early history, but few have had as lasting an impact on the ongoing character of the city as did Paul Browne. Paul Browne was born in Waupaca in 1858 and grew up in that area. He studied law at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and was admitted to the bar in 1882. He married Florence Brown of Stevens Point and practiced law in Waupaca until 1888, at which point he accepted the position of state timber agent for northern Wisconsin and moved to Rhinelander. Browne quickly became prominent in the Rhinelander community and wore many hats. He was elected as a municipal judge of Oneida County in 1891. In 1893 he erected an office building at 38 West Davenport Street and established Rhinelander’s first
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