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- ↑ "A. L. Brown Sr. Dies; Former Chief Justice". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. 23 October 1973. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ http://www.cslib.org/memorials/brownal.htm Connecticut State Library bio, from the Connecticut Reports