He was vice president of the Sterling Salt company at the time[1] and later president[2]. He was also a "prominent yachtsman" and the son of Vernon H. Brown, th

He was vice president of the Sterling Salt company at the time[1] and later president[2]. He was also a "prominent yachtsman" and the son of Vernon H. Brown, the head of Cunard Lines' New York office. [1] https://books.google.com/books?id=XFw3AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA4208 https://books.google.com/books?id=XFw3AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA4208 [2] http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05E2DA173EE633A25750C1A9629C946394D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05E2DA173EE...