Simon Brown (November 29, 1802 – February 27, 1873) was an American politician who served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1855 to 1856.[1][2] He was then an at-large delegate to the 1856 Republican Convention in Philadelphia where he supported the nomination of John C. Fremont. Professionally, Brown was a printer and publisher, including of the New England Farmer, working in Boston.[3] He died in Concord, Massachusetts of typhoid fever, in 1873.[4]
Simon Brown | |
|---|---|
| 21st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1855–1856 | |
| Governor | Henry Gardner |
| Preceded by | William C. Plunkett |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Benchley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1802 Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 27, 1873 (aged 70) Concord, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Know Nothing |
| Residence(s) | Concord, Massachusetts |
References
edit- ^ Proceedings at the Semi-centennial Celebration: Of the Organization of the Second Congregational (Unitarian) Church and Society in Concord, N. H. Republican Press Association. 1879. pp. 58–59. hdl:2027/hvd.hnebrj.
- ^ Dall, Caroline Wells Healey (2005). Daughter of Boston: The Extraordinary Diary of a Nineteenth-century Woman. Beacon Press. pp. 369, 413. ISBN 978-0-8070-5034-7.
- ^ "A Bit of Newspaper History". The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress. 2 (8). H.H. Metcalf: 237. May 1879. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081770111.
- ^ "The Record". Appletons' Journal. 9 (208). D Appleton & Co: 384. 1873-03-15.
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