Nicholas Brown (politician)

Nicholas Brown III ( October 2, 1792 in Providence , Rhode Island , †  March 2, 1859 in Troy , New York ) was an American politician . In 1856 and 1857 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island.

Life

Nicholas Brown's father of the same name, Nicholas Brown Jr. (1769–1841) was the namesake of Brown University in Providence. His grandfather Nicholas Brown Sr. (1729–1791) was one of the founders of this university. Nicholas Brown III graduated from this school in 1811 and then went into politics. It is not known what duties he performed between 1811 and 1845. However, it is mentioned that he was one of four electors from Rhode Island in the 1840 presidential election . Between 1845 and 1853 he served as the American consul in Italy . In the early 1850s he joined the Republican Party that was then formed . In June 1856 he took part as a delegate at the first Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , at which John C. Frémont was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In 1856, Brown was elected Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island alongside William W. Hoppin . He held this office between 1856 and 1857. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . After his time as Lieutenant Governor, he was no longer politically active. He died in Troy on March 2, 1859 and was buried in Providence. He was married twice and had four children from his second marriage to Caroline Mathilde Clements.

Web links

• Nicholas Brown in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Nicholas Brown at The Political Graveyard