David Robertson Brown  David Robertson Brown (1869–1946) was a Canadian architect. Born in Montreal, the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Robertson, he was educated at the High School of Montreal and then studied architecture for four years in Montreal under A. F. Dunlop. In 1890, Brown went to Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked for architectural firms, including Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, heirs to the practice of Henry Hobson Richardson, before returning to Montreal in 1894 and forming the architectural firm of Brown, McVicar, and Heriot. From 1900 to 1905 he worked alone, then formed a temporary working partnership with Percy Erskine Nobbs, and finally in 1907 went into partnership with Hugh Vallance. Brown served as President of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Quebec Association of Architects. Brown was a member of the Canada Club and the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club. In 1900 Brown married Harriet Fairbairn Robb, a daughter of William Robb, City Treasuer of Montreal.