Isaac Brown

Isaac Brown (June 4, 18111883) was an American construction contractor, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 3rd mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and represented central in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1856 term.

His former home, the Fond du Lac Octagon House, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Biography Isaac Brown was born in Chenango County, New York, in 1811. He came west to the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1840s, settling in what is now Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Shortly after arriving in the territory, he was selected to serve as court clerk at the first term of the United States district court held at in 1844. Later that year, he was elected county treasurer, serving three years in office. During those years, he also became one of the most prominent builders in , winning a contract from the county board to construct the first county courthouse.

When Fond du Lac was incorporated as a village in 1847, Brown was elected to the village's first board of trustees. He was subsequently elected village president in 1851. The following year, he was elected chairman of the county board of supervisors.

Today, Isaac Brown is best known for his former home in Referred to as the Fond du Lac Octagon House, it was built for Brown in 1856. The home still exists at in , and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.