Simon Brown (Massachusetts)
For other people of the same name, see Simon Brown (disambiguation).
| Simon Brown | |
|---|---|
| 21st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
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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 | Concord, Massachusetts |
Simon Brown (November 29, 1802 – February 27, 1873) was an American politician who served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth 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 at Concord, Massachusetts of typhoid fever, in 1873.[4]
References
- ↑ Proceedings at the Semi-centennial Celebration: Of the Organization of the ... - Second Congregational Unitarian Church (Concord, N.H.), Daniel Franklin Secomb - Google Books. Books.google.ca. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ Daughter of Boston: The Extraordinary Diary of a Nineteenth-century Woman ... - Caroline Wells Healey Dall - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ "A Bit of Newspaper History," The Granite Monthly 2, (1879): 231.
- ↑ Appletons' Journal - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William C. Plunkett |
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1855 – 1856 |
Succeeded by Henry W. Benchley |
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