Brown, John, 1818-1890

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Dates:
Birth 1818-08-07
Death 1891-08-12
Americans,

Biographical notes:

John H. Brown of Marblehead, Mass., served in the 24th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

From the description of John H. Brown diary, 1862-1865. WorldCat record id: 25533824

American portrait painter; b. Lancaster, Pa., settled in Philadelphia 1845. Painted only miniatures after 1844.

From the description of Journal, 1844-1890. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122610590

Journalist, military hero, politician, and historian, John Henry Brown served as mayor of Dallas (1885-1887) and authored several books on the history of Texas, Dallas and Dallas County, and Mexico.

From the guide to the John Henry Brown Family Papers, 1691-1951., (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

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Subjects:

  • Diaries (Blank-books)
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Indians of North America
  • Miniature painters
  • Portrait miniatures
  • Portrait-painters
  • School lands
  • Soldiers
  • Texas Bird and Nature Study Club(Dallas, Tex.)
  • World War, 1914-1918

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Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Fort Wagner (Morris Island, S.C.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Fort Johnson (S.C.) (as recorded)