About John Brown
Lived 1821 – 1896 (aged 74). John Brown was a politician.
John Brown (13 December 1821 – 23 April 1896) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Cattai Creek near Windsor to farmer David Brown and Mary Elizabeth McMahon. A pastoralist, he married Sarah Alcorn in 1848; they had eight children. In 1880 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Patrick's Plains, but he did not re-contest in 1882. Brown died at Jerry's Plains in 1896.
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Who was John Brown?
New South Wales politician
When was John Brown born?
John Brown was born on 13 December 1821.
When did John Brown die?
John Brown died on 23 April 1896.
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John Brown was a politician.
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· DBpedia: John Brown (New South Wales politician)
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