George McLaren Brown
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Sir George McLaren Brown, KBE (29 January 1865 – 28 June 1939) was a Canadian railway administrator. He worked for Canadian Pacific Railway from 1887 to 1936, eventually becoming its European general manager.
![Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King and Sir George McLaren Brown being greeted by Hon. Peter Charles Larkin aboard S.S. MONTCALM en route to the Imperial Conference at London](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/KingMontcalm1923.jpg/220px-KingMontcalm1923.jpg)
During the First World War, Brown was Assistant Director-General of Movements and Railways at the War Office. For his service, in 1919 he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire "For valuable services rendered in connection with the War".