During his career, he also served as the Veterinary Inspector for the Wiveliscombe, Dulverton, and Bishops Lydeard districts under the Diseases of Animals Act.

[10] Initially a supporter of the Liberal Party, Brown assisted candidates in the West Somerset constituency.

[10] Despite being a Quaker, Brown was closely aligned with the Congregational Church and helped establish a branch of the Independent Order of Good Templars in Wiveliscombe.

Among his achievements was the foundation of an Adult Bible Class, which became a popular and long-lasting initiative to support the church community.

[7] He also committed himself wholeheartedly to the Society of Friends' reconstruction efforts in the distressed areas of South Wales.

[12] In 1919, at the request of the association, he compiled a series of lectures he had delivered on the subject, published under the title Our Lesser Brethren.

Have you a right to make their lives amid terror and misery in order to derive some measure of gratification from what are called the pleasures of the chase?Brown was a vegetarian.

[2] On 1 October, he was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and a memorial was held at Friends House on Euston Road.