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George Stayley Brown

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Spouse(s)
  
Elizabeth Bond

Occupation
  
Politician


Name
  
George Brown

Role
  
Political figure

Born
  
November 20, 1827 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (
1827-11-20
)

Died
  
September 12, 1915, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Books
  
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: A Sequel to Campbell's History

George Stayley Brown (November 20, 1827 – September 12, 1915) was a ship owner, historian and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1866 as a Reformer.

Biography

He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Stayley Brown, a member of the Legislative Council, and Charlotte Letitia Fletcher. In 1856, he married Elizabeth Bond. Brown was a director and president of the Acadian Marine Insurance Company. He served as a justice of the peace and as a member of the Central Board of Agriculture. Brown was consul for Spain in Yarmouth in 1869. He moved to Boston around 1875. He published Yarmouth, Nova Scotia : a sequel to Campbell's history in 1888. He died in Boston at the age of 87.

References

George Stayley Brown Wikipedia