Draft:John Brown II
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Comment: It is not clear why James Brown II is notable. Relativity 05:04, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
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James Brown II (1698–1739) was born in Providence, which was then part of Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations which is now known as Rhode Island.[1] His father was Elder James Brown, a pastor on the First Baptist Church; his mother was Mary Harris Brown.
Career[edit]
James II was in the mercantile business, trading in rum, molasses,and slaves. He was the owner of one slave ship, the Mary, which sailed for Africa in 1736, sold its cargo in the West Indies and then returned to Providence.
Upon his death, he left a considerable fortune to his sons, who followed him in business along with their uncle Obadiah Brown (1712–1762).
Family[edit]
James II married Hope Power (1702–1792), daughter of Nicholas, in 1723. They had six children. Mary (1731–1795), James III (1724–1750), Nicholas (1729–1791), Joseph (1733–1785), John Brown (1736–1803) and Moses Brown (1738-1836[1]).[2][3][4]
Legacy[edit]
James Brown II's son John went on to become a politician. John and Moses donated land for the moving of Brown University, at that time known as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to Providence, Rhode Island, in 1770. Moses Brown donated 43 acres of land during the relocation of the Moses Brown School from Warren, Rhode Island to Providence Rhode Island in 1814.
References[edit]
- ^ a b www.rihs.org https://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss309.htm. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ John William Fuchs; Garey A Fox; Dan Storm; Chad Penn; Glenn O Brown (2008). "Subsurface Transport of Phosphorus in Riparian Floodplains: Tracer and Phosphorus Transport Experiments". 2008 Providence, Rhode Island, June 29 - July 2, 2008. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. doi:10.13031/2013.24706.
- ^ Hedges, James B. (1952-12-31). The Browns of Providence Plantations. doi:10.4159/harvard.9780674492714. ISBN 9780674492707.
- ^ Kelly, Howard A. (1906-12-08). "Biographical Cyclopedia of Medical Men". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. XLVII (23): 1935. doi:10.1001/jama.1906.02520230071018. ISSN 0098-7484.