Daniel Russell Brown

Daniel Russell Brown (March 28, 1848 – February 28, 1919) was an American politician and the 43rd governor of Rhode Island.

Early life D. Russell Brown was born in Bolton, Connecticut, United States, on March 28, 1848. He was son of Arba Harrison Brown and Harriet M. (Dart) Brown. He went to public schools and worked his way up to head salesman at a hardware store in Hartford, then moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where he became partner in a mill supply store. He married Isabel Barrows October 14, 1874. In 1891, he became a member of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

He died on February 28, 1919, and was buried at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence.