BROWN, Henry. Educ. at London hospital, London; L.S.A. 1827, M.R.C.S. 1832; surgeon at Windsor; medical attendant on the Queen and royal household at Windsor 1838 to death. d. Neet st. Windsor 24 Oct. 1868 aged 66.
BROWN, Hugh. Hand loom weaver in Ayrshire; a schoolmaster 1828–70; author of a poem to the memory of Lord Byron in the Scots Magazine 1825; published The Covenanters and other poems 1838. d. Glasgow 27 Aug. 1885 aged 85.
BROWN, Isaac Baker (son of Mr. Brown of Colne Engaine, Essex). b. Colne 8 June 1812; studied at Guy’s Hospital; L.S.A. and M.R.C.S. 1834, F.R.C.S. 1848; partner with Samuel Griffith of Edgware road London 1834–40; removed to Oxford sq. 1845; gave up general practice for that of surgeon accoucheur 1847; surgeon and accoucheur to St. Mary’s hospital, Paddington 1850–8; founded London Surgical Home 1858; fellow of Obstetrical Society 1859 to 3 April 1867; pres. of Medical Soc. of London 1865; author of On Scarlatina and its successful treatment by the Acidum aceticum dilutum of the Pharmacopœia 1846, 2 ed. 1857; On some diseases of women admitting of surgical treatment 1854, 3 ed. 1866; On ovarian dropsy 1862, 2 ed. 1868. d. 88 Albany st. Regent’s park London 3 Feb. 1873. J. F. Clarke’s Autobiographical recollections of the medical profession (1874) 495–503; Medical Circular i, 261, 301–3 (1852), portrait; British Medical Journal i, 395–410 (1867).
BROWN, James. b. near Montrose; mate of the brig Pomona, built by him and his elder brother; taken by a French privateer 1808 and imprisoned at Verdun 1808–14; ship builder at Perth 1814; built 99 vessels including the steam-boat Tourist one of the first sea-going steamers constructed; raised many sunken ships in all parts of Europe including the Comet, boiler of which exploded in the Clyde off Greenock 1820; inspector of steam vessels for Dundee district. d. Dundee 19 Jany. 1861 in 77 year. W. Norrie’s Dundee Celebrities (1873) 194–6.
BROWN, James. Flax spinner in Dundee; dean of Guild 1824; the first pres. of Watt institution 1824; provost of Dundee 1844–7; contributed many articles to the Caledonian and other periodicals; author of a small volume of poetry privately printed. d. 6 Jany. 1869 in 82 year.
BROWN, James (only son of James Brown of Leeds, merchant). b. 12 April 1814; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1840; sheriff of Yorkshire 1852; M.P. for Malton 1857–68. d. 43 Upper Grosvenor st. London 19 April 1877. Personalty sworn under £250,000, 14 July 1877.
BROWN, Right Rev. James. b. Wolverhampton 11 Jany. 1812; ed. at Sedgley park school 1820–6 and St. Mary’s college Oscott 1826–37; ordained priest 18 Feb. 1837; professor and prefect of studies at Oscott 1837–44; pres. of Sedgley park school 1844–51; bishop of Shrewsbury 27 June 1851 to death, consecrated in St. George’s cath. Southwark 27 July 1851; one of bishops assistant at Pontifical throne 17 April 1870; silver jubilee of his episcopate celebrated in Shrewsbury cath. 27 July 1876. d. St. Mary’s Grange near Shrewsbury 14 Oct. 1881. A sermon preached on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the Bishop of Shrewsbury by the Rev. John Morris 1876.
BROWN, Rev. James Baldwin (elder son of James Baldwin Brown 1785–1843, judge of court of requests at Oldham). b. 10 Harcourt buildings, Inner Temple, London 19 Aug. 1820; ed. at Univ. coll. London, B.A. London 1839; student at Inner Temple 1839–41; studied at Highbury college 1841; minister of London road independent chapel Derby 1843; minister of Clayland’s chapel Clapham road London 1846, removed to new chapel built for him at Brixton July 1870; chairman of Congregational union of England and Wales 1878; author of The soul’s exodus and pilgrimage 1862, 3 ed. 1867; First principles of ecclesiastical truth 1870; The higher life 1874, 5 ed. 1879; The doctrine of annihilation 1875, 2 ed. 1878 and many other works. d. Coombe, Surrey 23 June 1884. In memoriam James Baldwin Brown edited by Elizabeth Baldwin Brown 1884, portrait; Leisure hours by a journalist (1878) 91–102; Biograph v, 154–8 (1881).
BROWN, Jane (dau. of John Hemsworth of Strokestown, co. Roscommon). Roman Catholic bookseller, printer and publisher with George Keating in Duke st. Grosvenor sq. London Feb. 1837 to 1840 when they dissolved partnership; in business at 10 Duke st. Manchester sq. 1840; published The Penny Catholic Magazine 7 Sep. 1839 to 1840; The Laitys Directory 1838 and 1839 when it ceased. (m. Richard Brown of Duke st. Grosvenor sq., principal R.C. publisher in London who d. 25 Feb. 1837 aged 60). She d. 23 March 1860 aged 73.
BROWN, Sir John. Ensign 18 Foot 27 May 1795; lieut. col. 1 Greek light infantry 1813–15; lieut. col. 21 Dragoons 1815–20; lieut. col. 13 Dragoons 1820–30; colonel 8 Hussars 4 April 1843 to death; general 20 June 1854; K.T.S. 25 June 1813; knighted by patent 24 Aug. 1814; K.C.H. 1831. d. 118 Pall Mall London 16 Nov. 1855 aged 80. bur. at Beckenham, Kent.