Brown, Alexander H., 1809-1879.

Charleston, S.C. attorney. His first law partner was Stephen Elliott, and he later became the partner of W.D. Porter. Brown also served as sheriff of Charleston and trial justice of Charleston County. He was a delegate to the state convention which passed the Ordinance of Secession and was colonel of a regiment of reserves during the Civil War. He married Sarah Anne Calhoun in 1832.

From the description of Alexander H. Brown papers, 1849-1878. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36793421