1878. _E. C. Clayton’s English female artists ii_, 177–83 (1876).

BROWN, GEORGE. _b._ Stoughton, Sussex 27 April 1783; a tailor at Emsworth, Hants.; moved to Brighton 1825; lessee of Royal Brighton Cricket ground 1831 to about 1840; kept a lodging house at 71 Middle st. Brighton to Sep. 1856; played his first cricket match at Lords 30 July 1818; the fastest bowler who ever played in great cricket matches; threw a cricket ball 137 yards on Walderton Common about 1819, the longest throw on record; one of the Sussex eleven till about 1838. _d._ Sompting, Sussex 25 June 1857. BROWN, SIR GEORGE (_3 son of George Brown, provost of Elgin_). _b._ Linkwood near Elgin 3 July 1790; ensign 43 Foot 23 Jany. 1806; lieut. col. Rifle brigade 5 Feb. 1824 to 23 Nov. 1841; deputy adjutant general 23 Nov. 1841; adjutant general 8 April 1850 to 12 Dec. 1853; colonel 77 Foot 11 April 1851 to 22 Dec. 1854; commanded Light division during Crimean war 1854–55, invalided home 28 June 1855; colonel commandant Rifle brigade 18 Jany. 1855, colonel in chief 18 April 1863 to death; general 7 Sep. 1855; commander of the forces in Ireland 1 April 1860 to April 1865; P.C. Ireland 1860; colonel 32 Foot 1 April 1863 to death; K.H. 1831, C.B. 19 July 1838, K.C.B. 6 April 1852, G.C.B. 5 July 1855. _d._ Linkwood 27 Aug. 1865. _E. H. Nolan’s Russian war i_, 203, 384 (1857), _portrait_; _G. Ryan’s Our heroes of the Crimea_ (1855) 58–61; _Kinglake’s Invasion of the Crimea_, _6 ed. vols._ 2–7 (1877–83). BROWN, GEORGE (_son of Peter Brown 1784–1863_). _b._ Edinburgh 29 Nov. 1818; went to New York 1838 and to Toronto 1843; founded the _Daily Globe_ at Toronto 1844 and the _Canada Farmer_ 1864; member of legislative assembly of Canada for county Kent Dec. 1851, for Lambton 1854, for city of Toronto 1857, and for South Oxford March 1863 to the Union 27 May 1867; formed a ministry in Aug. 1858 which only lasted 2 days; member of the Senate 16 Dec. 1873 to death; joint plenipotentiary with Sir E. Thornton at Washington to arrange a commercial treaty with United States 1874; gazetted K.C.M.G. 24 May 1879 but declined the honour. _d._ Toronto 9 May 1880 having been shot by a discharged employé 25 March 1880. _Morgan’s Sketches of eminent Canadians_ (1862) 769–73; _Dominion annual register_ (1879) 210, 352, (1880) 393–5; _I.L.N. xlv_, 496 (1864), _portrait_. BROWN, GEORGE GRANVILLE (_son of Charles Ferdinand D’Artois Duc de Berri 1778–1820 by his first wife Amy dau. of Rev. Joseph Brown 1784–1876, V. of All Saints church Maidstone, Kent_). _b._ London 1805; brought up at Ouchy near Lausanne; served in army of King of Naples; naturalised in France about 1843; lived at Mantes-sur-Seine near Paris about 1843 to death. _d._ Mantes 5 July 1882. _Illust. Lon. News lxxxi_, 62 (1882). BROWN, RIGHT REV. GEORGE HILARY (_son of Wm. Brown of Clifton in the Fylde, Lancs._) _b._ 13 Jany. 1786; entered St. Cuthbert’s college Ushaw 25 Sep. 1799, left it 8 April 1819; ordained deacon 1808, priest 1810; in charge of mission at Lancaster 1819–40; Vicar Apostolic of Lancashire district 1840; consecrated Bishop of Bugia _in partibus_, at Liverpool 24 Aug. 1840; translated to Tloa _in partibus_ 1842; assistant at Pontifical throne 1843; bishop of Liverpool 29 Sep. 1850 to death; author of _A supplement to the Diurnal adapted to the English mission_ 1833. _d._ Catherine st. Liverpool 25 Jany. 1856. BROWN, HENRY. Educ. at London hospital, London; L.S.A. 1827, M.R.C.S. 1832; surgeon at Windsor; medical attendant on the Queen and royal household at Windsor 1838 to death. _d._ Neet st. Windsor 24 Oct. 1868 aged 66. BROWN, HUGH. Hand loom weaver in Ayrshire; a schoolmaster 1828–70; author of a poem to the memory of Lord Byron in the _Scots Magazine_ 1825; published _The Covenanters and other poems_ 1838. _d._ Glasgow 27 Aug. 1885 aged 85. BROWN, ISAAC BAKER (_son of Mr. Brown of Colne Engaine, Essex_). _b._ Colne 8 June 1812; studied at Guy’s Hospital; L.S.A. and M.R.C.S. 1834, F.R.C.S. 1848; partner with Samuel Griffith of Edgware road London 1834–40; removed to Oxford sq. 1845; gave up general practice for that of surgeon accoucheur 1847; surgeon and accoucheur to St. Mary’s hospital, Paddington 1850–8; founded London Surgical Home 1858; fellow of Obstetrical Society 1859 to 3 April 1867; pres. of Medical Soc. of London 1865; author of _On Scarlatina and its successful treatment by the Acidum aceticum dilutum of the Pharmacopœia_ 1846, _2 ed._ 1857; _On some diseases of women admitting of surgical treatment_ 1854, _3 ed._ 1866; _On ovarian dropsy_ 1862, _2 ed._ 1868. _d._ 88 Albany st. Regent’s park London 3 Feb. 1873. _J. F. Clarke’s Autobiographical recollections of the medical profession_ (1874) 495–503; _Medical Circular i_, 261, 301–3 (1852), _portrait_; _British Medical Journal i_, 395–410 (1867). BROWN, JAMES. _b._ near Montrose; mate of the brig Pomona, built by him and his elder brother; taken by a French privateer 1808 and imprisoned at Verdun 1808–14; ship builder at Perth 1814; built 99 vessels including the steam-boat _Tourist_ one of the first sea-going steamers constructed; raised many sunken ships in all parts of Europe including the _Comet_, boiler of which exploded in the Clyde off Greenock 1820; inspector of steam vessels for Dundee district. _d._ Dundee 19 Jany. 1861 in 77 year. _W. Norrie’s Dundee Celebrities_ (1873) 194–6. BROWN, JAMES. Flax spinner in Dundee; dean of Guild 1824; the first pres. of Watt institution 1824; provost of Dundee 1844–7; contributed many articles to the _Caledonian_ and other periodicals; author of a small volume of poetry privately printed. _d._ 6 Jany. 1869 in 82 year. BROWN, JAMES (_only son of James Brown of Leeds, merchant_). _b._ 12 April 1814; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1840; sheriff of Yorkshire 1852; M.P. for Malton 1857–68. _d._ 43 Upper Grosvenor st. London 19 April 1877. Personalty sworn under £250,000, 14 July 1877. BROWN, RIGHT REV. JAMES. _b._ Wolverhampton 11 Jany. 1812; ed. at Sedgley park school 1820–6 and St. Mary’s college Oscott 1826–37; ordained priest 18 Feb. 1837; professor and prefect of studies at Oscott 1837–44; pres. of Sedgley park school 1844–51; bishop of Shrewsbury 27 June 1851 to death, consecrated in St. George’s cath. Southwark 27 July 1851; one of bishops assistant at Pontifical throne 17 April 1870; silver jubilee of his episcopate celebrated in Shrewsbury cath. 27 July 1876. _d._ St. Mary’s Grange near Shrewsbury 14 Oct. 1881. _A sermon preached on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the Bishop of Shrewsbury by the Rev. John Morris_ 1876. BROWN, REV. JAMES BALDWIN (_elder son of James Baldwin Brown 1785–1843, judge of court of requests at Oldham_). _b._ 10 Harcourt buildings, Inner Temple, London 19 Aug. 1820; ed. at Univ. coll. London, B.A. London 1839; student at Inner Temple 1839–41; studied at Highbury college 1841; minister of London road independent chapel Derby 1843; minister of Clayland’s chapel Clapham road London 1846, removed to new chapel built for him at Brixton July 1870; chairman of Congregational union of England and Wales 1878; author of _The soul’s exodus and pilgrimage_ 1862, _3 ed._ 1867; _First principles of ecclesiastical truth_ 1870; _The higher life_ 1874, _5 ed._ 1879; _The doctrine of annihilation_ 1875, _2 ed._ 1878 and many other works. _d._ Coombe, Surrey 23 June 1884. _In memoriam James Baldwin Brown edited by Elizabeth Baldwin Brown_ 1884, _portrait_; _Leisure hours by a journalist_ (1878) 91–102; _Biograph v_, 154–8 (1881). BROWN, JANE (_dau. of John Hemsworth of Strokestown, co. Roscommon_). Roman Catholic bookseller, printer and publisher with George Keating in Duke st. Grosvenor sq. London Feb. 1837 to 1840 when they dissolved partnership; in business at 10 Duke st. Manchester sq. 1840; published _The Penny Catholic Magazine_ 7 Sep. 1839 to 1840; _The Laitys Directory_ 1838 _and_ 1839 when it ceased. (_m._ Richard Brown of Duke st. Grosvenor sq., principal R.C. publisher in London who _d._ 25 Feb. 1837 aged 60). She _d._ 23 March 1860 aged 73. BROWN, SIR JOHN. Ensign 18 Foot 27 May 1795; lieut. col. 1 Greek light infantry 1813–15; lieut. col. 21 Dragoons 1815–20; lieut. col. 13 Dragoons 1820–30; colonel 8 Hussars 4 April 1843 to death; general 20 June 1854; K.T.S. 25 June 1813; knighted by patent 24 Aug. 1814; K.C.H. 1831. _d._ 118 Pall Mall London 16 Nov. 1855 aged 80. _bur._ at Beckenham, Kent. BROWN, REV. JOHN (_eld. son of Rev. John Brown 1754–1832, minister of the Burgher Secession congregation in Whitburn_). _b._ Burnhead, Whitburn 12 July 1784; ed. at Whitburn parish school, and Edinburgh Univ. 1797–1800; taught a school in village of Elie, Fife 1800–1803; licensed by Presbytery of Stirling and Falkirk to preach the gospel 12 Feb. 1805; minister of Biggar 6 Feb. 1806; translated to Rose st. ch. Edinburgh 1 May 1822; inducted to Broughton place ch. Edin. 20 May 1829; received degree of D.D. from Jefferson college Pensylvania 1830; professor of exegetical theology to United Presbyterian church 1834–57; engaged with ardour in Apocrypha, Voluntary, and Atonement controversies 1835–43; promoted union of Secession and Relief bodies; jubilee of his ministry celebrated April 1856; author of _Expository discourses on 1 Peter 2 vols._ 1848, _2 ed._ 1849; _Discourses and sayings of our Lord Jesus Christ 3 vols._ 1850; _Discourses suited to the Lords Supper_ 1816, _3 ed._ 1853; _Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews 2 vols._ 1862. _d._ Newington, Edinburgh 13 Oct. 1858. _John Cairns’s Memoir of John Brown_ 1860, _portrait_; _John Smith’s Our Scottish clergy_ (1848) 272–80. BROWN, JOHN. _b._ Dover 2 Aug. 1797; in the East Indian merchant service 1811–15; wholesale goldsmith and diamond merchant in London; advocated expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin and made collections illustrative of Arctic adventure; F.R.G.S. 1837; a founder of Ethnological Soc. 1843; author of _The north west passage and the plans for the search for Sir John Franklin a review_ 1858, _2 ed._ 1860. _d._ Scaleby lodge, Camden road, London 7 Feb. 1861. _Journal of Royal Geog. Soc. xxxi_, 116 (1861); _G.M. x_, 571–3 (1861). BROWN, JOHN. _b._ Barnwell near Cambridge 4 Aug. 1796; brought up as a shoemaker; entered the army but deserted; became a strolling player; served in the navy; worked as a shoemaker; acted in London and the provinces; proprietor of University billiard rooms and racket court, Ram yard, Bridge st. Cambridge for many years before his death; town councillor of Cambridge. _d._ Cambridge 22 Aug.