George William Brown (1812-1890)
MSA SC 3520-2830

Biographical profile:

Born:  October 13,1812, Baltimore City¹
Died:  September 6, 1890 in Minnewauska, New York²
Education:  Rutgers College, New Jersey³
Marriage:  October 28, 1839 to Clara Maria Brune⁴
Children:  Arthur George Brown, Frederick J. Brown, Ellen S. Brown, Mary L. Brown (Hartwell)⁵
Occupations:
                    Private law practice with Frederick W. Brune, 1839-
                    Founder and president, Baltimore Bar Library, 1885
                    Member of the first Board of Trustees of the Peabody Institute
                    One of the founders of the Maryland Historical Society
                    Regent, University of Maryland
                    Visitor, St. John's College, Annapolis
                    Trustee of Johns Hopkins University of Maryland
                    President, Athendeum club
                    Compiler, first digest of decisions of the court of Appeals of Maryland.
                    Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1872⁶
Maryland Politics:
                    Mayor of Baltimore, 1860-61
                    Representative from Baltimore City to the 1867 Maryland Constitutional Convention
                    Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1872-⁷

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