Edward Everett Brown
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Edward Everett Brown (1858-January 11, 1919) was a lawyer in Philadelphia. In 1899 he helped draft anti-lynching legislation and advocated for civil rights. He gave speeches. He was a Republican.[1]
He was born in Dover, New Hampshire and graduated from Dover High School. He studied at Dartmouth College, where he studied French and Latin and was an orator. He gave a speech on genius that received plaudits. He then studied law under New Hampshire judge John H. White. He continued his studies at Boston University Law School and worked in the law office of ex-governor William Gaston along with ex-mayor of Boston Edwin Upton Curtis. He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1884. He became a partner at Walker, Woift, and Brown, Boston's first "colored" law firm.[1]
He was a member of the Wendell Phillips Club and Crispus Attucks Club. He was First Vice President of the National League of Boston.[1] He served as a Deputy Collector in Boston.[2]
He wrote a "Sketch of the Life, and Reminiscences of Slavery" of Lewis Charlton.[3][4]
He married and held social functions at his home. His sisters were singers.[1] A marker honoring him and his sister is on the New Hampshire Black Heritage Trail.[5]
His home was at 16 Fountain Street in Roxbury. His burial was at Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover, New Hampshire.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Edward Everett Brown 1899". The Colored American. November 25, 1899. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Funeral for Edward Everett Brown". The Boston Globe. January 12, 1919. p. 15 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis Charlton and Edward Everett Brown, edited by Sketch of the Life of Mr. Lewis Charlton, and Reminiscences of Slavery".
- ^ "Edward Everett Brown | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
- ^ "NH Black Heritage Trail will unveil new marker in Dover Saturday". New Hampshire Public Radio. July 14, 2023.