Brown family.
William Adams (1807-1880) was pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in New York City when he helped found the Union Theological Seminary. He was president of the Seminary from 1874 to 1880. His son-in-law, John Crosby Brown (1838-1909), was a banker who was also on the board of the Seminary, becoming president in 1897. Brown's oldest son, William Adams Brown (1865-1943), was a Presbyterian minister who taught theology at the Seminary from 1892 to 1936. He served as acting president of Yale University from 1919 to 1920.
From the description of Brown-Gilman family papers, 1862-1937. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122486545
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| associatedWith | Brown, John Crosby, 1838-1909. | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, William Adams, 1865-1943. | person |
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