# Greywood Usher — The Wisdom of Father Brown character guide

> Greywood Usher in The Wisdom of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Usher, And Greywood Usher

**First appearance:** 0008-the-purple-wig

## Who they are

A man involved in the mystery of the purple wig.

## Relationships

### [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wisdom_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown)

_professional_

Father Brown encounters Greywood Usher, a lawyer or official, in the context of a legal or criminal investigation.

### [Father Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wisdom_of_father_brown_se/characters/father_brown)

_professional_

Father Brown encounters Greywood Usher, a lawyer or official, in the context of a legal or criminal investigation.

## In the story

### [The Mistake of the Machine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wisdom_of_father_brown_se/chapters/the-mistake-of-the-machine)

The prison governor who captured the escaped convict Oscar Rian using his walking stick, and who defends his 'machine' as proof of Davis's innocence.

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