Obituary for Norton F. Brand, Syracuse Herald-Journal, Apr 12 1947, P. 6
"POTSDAM - The funeral of Norton F. Brand, 77, former U.S. consul to several countries and author of several books, will be held at the home in Main st., at 2 P.M. today. The Rev. J. Thurston Travis, rector of Trinity Church, will officiate and interment will be in Bayside Cemetery.
A native of Fairbault[sic], Minn., he had made his home in Potsdam since 1934 upon retiring from the consular service. Mr. Brand, a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, practiced in the West for several years and was with the Philippine Government for four years as chief forestry inspector and later editor of the Official Gazette, a law publication.
He was American consul in Salina Cruz, Mexico; Ferni, British Columbia and Calgary, Alberta. He married Harriet Viola Fritts Badger in Manila. Since retiring he had lived with a stepdaughter, Miss Eunice Badger, member of the Teachers' College faculty.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Dr. Robert Brand, professor of languages at the Old Citadel, Charleston, S. C."