Beriah Brown
Beriah Brown | |
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| 10th Mayor of Seattle | |
| In office July 29, 1878 – August 2, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Gideon A. Weed |
| Succeeded by | Orange Jacobs |
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| Born | February 23, 1815 Canandaigua, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1900 Anaconda, Montana, U.S. |
| 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 .
Biography
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. In 1858, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.[2] He moved to California in 1862.[2] As the editor of the 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.[2] 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.[3]
Brown died on February 8, 1900 in Anaconda, Montana.[2][4] He was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle.[5]
References
- ^ "Brown, Beriah". Political Graveyard. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Was Greeley's Roommate". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. February 11, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Beriah Brown
- ^ "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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