Albert O. Brown

Albert Oscar Brown (July 18, 1852  March 28, 1937) was a lawyer, banker, and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire.

Albert Oscar Brown
58th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 6, 1921  January 4, 1923
Preceded byJohn H. Bartlett
Succeeded byFred H. Brown
Personal details
Born(1852-07-18)July 18, 1852
Northwood, New Hampshire
DiedMarch 28, 1937(1937-03-28) (aged 84)
Manchester, New Hampshire
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Susie J. Clarke, m. December 30, 1888
Residence395 Lowell Street, Manchester, New Hampshire[1]
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

He was born on July 18, 1852, in Northwood, New Hampshire[2] and graduated from Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in 1874.[3] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1878 and Boston University School of Law in 1884.

Brown married Susie J. Clarke in Ayer, Massachusetts, on December 30, 1888.[1]

Mrs Charles G. Dulin

He was the son of Albert Brown and Flora Prescott. His sister married Charles G. Dulin. The Browns were natives of New Hampshire. Their father, Albert Brown, was a prominent politician of the Old Granite State. When they were young the family moved to Boston, Massachusetts. Among their ancestors there are some of the most distinguished people of New Hampshire, being descendants of Governor Bartlett, the state's first Governor, and of the celebrated Prescott family, of which the historian Prescott was a member. In 1880 Miss Brown married to Dr. Charles G. Dulin, who was of an old Virginia family. Since the death of Mrs. Dulin's father, which occurred in 1882, Mrs. Dulin's mother, Mrs. Flora Prescott Brown, resided with her daughter in Washington, D.C., 310 East Capitol street.[4]

In 1905 Brown was elected the President of the Amoskeag Savings Bank to succeed Otis Barton.[5]

In June 1911 Brown was elected by the alumni to be a trustee of Dartmouth College,[6] serving until 1931.

Brown served a single term as Governor of New Hampshire from 1921 to 1923.

He died on March 28, 1937, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Corporate involvement

Brown was also a member of a number of corporate boards, including the Amoskeag Savings Bank.

References

  1. Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 130
  2. History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood
  3. "Leaders of New Hampshire XI Hon. Albert O. Brown" by H.C. Pearson "The Granite Monthly" Vol. XLIV, No. 5, May 1912, New Series, Vol. 7, No. 5,, pg. 129 https://books.google.com/books?id=gRkXAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
  4. Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book.
  5. Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 131
  6. Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 132
Party political offices
Preceded by
John H. Bartlett
Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
1920
Succeeded by
Windsor H. Goodnow
Political offices
Preceded by
John H. Bartlett
Governor of New Hampshire
1921–1923
Succeeded by
Fred H. Brown
Business positions
Preceded by
Otis Barton
President of the Amoskeag Savings Bank
1905–1912
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Heard


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