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| ⚫ | '''Beriah Brown''' (February 23, 1815 |
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==Biography== |
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| name = Beriah Brown |
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| ⚫ | Brown was born on February 23, 1815, in [[Canandaigua (city), New York|Canandaigua, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#287.00.28|title=Brown, Beriah|publisher=Political Graveyard| |
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| image = Portrait of Beriah Brown, Seattle, circa 1890 (MOHAI 10879).jpg |
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| caption = Beriah Brown, circa 1890 |
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| birth_date = February 23, 1815 |
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| birth_place = [[Canandaigua (city), New York|Canandaigua, New York]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1900|2|8|1815|2|23}} |
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| death_place = [[Anaconda, Montana]], U.S. |
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| order = 9th |
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| office =Mayor of Seattle |
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|term_start = July 29, 1878 |
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|term_end= August 2, 1879 |
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|successor=[[Orange Jacobs]] |
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|predecessor=[[Gideon A. Weed]] |
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|occupation= Newspaper publisher |
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Beriah Brown''' (February 23, 1815 – February 8, 1900) was a [[newspaper publisher]] and politician who served as [[Mayor of Seattle, Washington]], as well as a [[Governing board (US higher education)|regent]] for both the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] and the [[University of Washington]]. |
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A newspaper publisher by trade, Brown was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who served as Clerk and Recorder of [[Iowa County, Wisconsin]], and was a member of the first Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1857, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Wisconsin]]. Brown was later President and Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of Washington and was Mayor of Seattle from 1878 to 1879. <ref>[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=2778 Beriah Brown]</ref> |
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==Background and Wisconsin years== |
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He died on February 8, 1900 in [[Anaconda, Montana]]. |
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A newspaper publisher by trade, Brown was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who served as Clerk and Recorder of [[Iowa County, Wisconsin]], and was a member of the first board of regents of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was the roommate of [[Horace Greeley]], his political opposite who later became a noted newspaper editor in New York City.<ref name="Berger">{{cite news |last=Berger |first=Knute |authorlink=Knute Berger |date=August 12, 2015 |title=The untold story of Seattle's racist mayor |url=https://crosscut.com/2015/08/the-untold-story-of-seattles-racist-mayor |work=[[Crosscut.com]] |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref> |
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In 1858, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Wisconsin]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|title=Was Greeley's Roommate|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20299304/beriah_brown_18151900/|newspaper=The Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=February 11, 1900|page=8|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 23, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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== Move west == |
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He moved to California in 1862 and became well known for his pro-Confederacy views.<ref name="Berger"/><ref name="Obit"/> As the editor of the daily ''[[Democratic Press]]'' in San Francisco, he amassed a large library; when news arrived of the [[assassination of Abraham Lincoln]], a mob ransacked Brown's office and burned 20,000 volumes.<ref name="Obit"/> He supported the establishment of a [[white supremacist]] colony in [[Sonora]], Mexico, and opposed the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref name="Berger"/> |
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Brown moved to the Pacific Northwest after the burning of his office and library, working at newspapers in [[Portland, Oregon]], and [[Salem, Oregon]], in the 1860s. He moved to [[Washington Territory]] and co-founded the territory's first newspaper, the ''[[Puget Sound Dispatch]]'', in 1871.<ref name="Berger"/><ref name="ws">{{cite book |last1=Speidel |first1=William |title=Sons of the Profits |date=1967 |publisher=Nettle Creek Publishing Company |location=Seattle |pages=126–128}}</ref> Brown was later president and chairman of the board of regents of the University of Washington. |
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On July 8, 1878, Brown was elected [[mayor of Seattle]] as a People's Ticket candidate. He served for one year while continuing to publish the ''Dispatch''. Shortly after leaving office, he sold the ''Dispatch'' as it underwent financial difficulties.<ref name="Tate">{{cite web |last=Tate |first=Cassandra |date=November 29, 2000 |title=Voters elect People's Ticket candidate Beriah Brown as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 8, 1878. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/2778 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref> |
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Brown died on February 8, 1900, in [[Anaconda, Montana]].<ref name="Obit"/><ref name="sfcallobit">{{cite news|title=Demise of a Very Prominent Journalist|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15719986/death_of_beriah_brown/|access-date=June 3, 2017|work=The San Francisco Call|date=February 9, 1900|page=5|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was buried at [[Lake View Cemetery (Seattle)|Lake View Cemetery]] in Seattle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29397330|title=Beriah Brown|publisher=Find a Grave|access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 5 April 2024
Beriah Brown | |
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.jpg) Beriah Brown, circa 1890 | |
| 9th Mayor of Seattle | |
| In office July 29, 1878 – August 2, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Gideon A. Weed |
| Succeeded by | Orange Jacobs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1815 Canandaigua, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1900 (aged 84) Anaconda, Montana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
Beriah Brown (February 23, 1815 – February 8, 1900) was a newspaper publisher and politician who served as Mayor of Seattle, Washington, as well as a regent for both the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Washington.
Background and Wisconsin years[edit]
Brown was born on February 23, 1815, in Canandaigua, New York.[1]
A newspaper publisher by trade, Brown was a Democrat who served as Clerk and Recorder of Iowa County, Wisconsin, and was a member of the first board of regents of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was the roommate of Horace Greeley, his political opposite who later became a noted newspaper editor in New York City.[2]
In 1858, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.[3]
Move west[edit]
He moved to California in 1862 and became well known for his pro-Confederacy views.[2][3] As the editor of the daily Democratic Press in San Francisco, he amassed a large library; when news arrived of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a mob ransacked Brown's office and burned 20,000 volumes.[3] He supported the establishment of a white supremacist colony in Sonora, Mexico, and opposed the Civil War.[2]
Brown moved to the Pacific Northwest after the burning of his office and library, working at newspapers in Portland, Oregon, and Salem, Oregon, in the 1860s. He moved to Washington Territory and co-founded the territory's first newspaper, the Puget Sound Dispatch, in 1871.[2][4] Brown was later president and chairman of the board of regents of the University of Washington.
On July 8, 1878, Brown was elected mayor of Seattle as a People's Ticket candidate. He served for one year while continuing to publish the Dispatch. Shortly after leaving office, he sold the Dispatch as it underwent financial difficulties.[5]
Brown died on February 8, 1900, in Anaconda, Montana.[3][6] He was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Brown, Beriah". Political Graveyard. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Berger, Knute (August 12, 2015). "The untold story of Seattle's racist mayor". Crosscut.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Was Greeley's Roommate". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. February 11, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Speidel, William (1967). Sons of the Profits. Seattle: Nettle Creek Publishing Company. pp. 126–128.
- ^ Tate, Cassandra (November 29, 2000). "Voters elect People's Ticket candidate Beriah Brown as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 8, 1878". HistoryLink. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Demise of a Very Prominent Journalist". The San Francisco Call. February 9, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beriah Brown". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
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