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James Brown (Connecticut politician)

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Died
  
1769

Name
  
James Brown

Preceded by
  
Samuel Hanford, Samuel Comstock

Succeeded by
  
Joseph Platt, James Lockwood

Preceded by
  
Joseph Platt, Jr., Peter Lockwood

Succeeded by
  
Joseph Platt, Jr., James Fitch

Spouse(s)
  
Joanna Whitehead (m. December 20, 1714, Norwalk)

James Brown (November 1682 – 1769) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the sessions of October 1720, May 1756 and May 1757.

He was the son of James Browne and Rebecca Ruscoe.

In 1708, he was one of the purchasers of Ridgefield, Connecticut. He was also a purchaser of a large tract of land in Salem on which his son James Brown, Jr settled.

He was a partner of William Smith, Chief Justice of the Province of New York.

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