Frank Brown (1846-1920)
MSA SC 3520-1473

Governor of Maryland, 1892-1896 (Democrat)

Born:   August 8, 1846 at "Brown's Inheritance," near Sykesville, Carroll County¹
Father:  Stephen T. Cockey²
Mother:   Susan A. (Bennett) Brown³
Education:  attended public schools⁴
Marriage:  December 23, 1879 to Mary Ridgely Preston Brown⁵
(Official Hostess, 1895-1896:  Mary Ridgely Brown Lee)⁶
Children:  Frank S.R, Mary Ridgely Brown Lee⁷
Religious affiliation:  Presbyterian⁸
Positions held:
            Employed by R. Sinclair & Co.
            Engaged in agricultural pursuits
            Owned two large estates in Carroll County including "Springfield"
            Clerk, State tobacco warehouse, 1870-1875
            President, Maryland State Agricultural & Mechanical Society, 1880
            Campaign Treasurer, Democratic State Central Committee, 1885
            Postmaster of Baltimore, 1886-1890
            President, Board of Managers in Maryland for World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
            Governor of Maryland, 1892-1896
            Campaign manager for Thomas G. Hayes for mayor of Baltimore, 1899
            Presidential elector, 1905
            Campaign manager for J. Barry Mahool for mayor of Baltimore, 1906
            President, Baltimore Traction Company
           City Collector, Baltimore, 1907⁹
Died:  February 3, 1920 in Baltimore¹⁰
Burial:  Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore¹¹

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