Simon Brown (Massachusetts)

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Simon Brown
21st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
1855–1856
Governor Henry Gardner
Preceded by William C. Plunkett
Succeeded by Henry W. Benchley
Personal details
Political party Know Nothing

Simon Brown was an American politician who served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1855 to 1856. He was then an at-large delegate to the 1856 Republican Convention in Philadelphia where he supported the nomination of John C. Fremont. Professionally, Brown was a printer and publisher, including of the New England Farmer, working in Boston.[1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ [1] "A Bit of Newspaper History," The Granite Monthly 2, (1879): 231.
Political offices
Preceded by
William C. Plunkett
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1855 – 1856
Succeeded by
Henry W. Benchley