About John Brown
John Brown was a Canadian politician and merchant.
John Brown was the reeve of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada from 1883 to 1884. He also server as a councillor on the Richmond Hill Village Council in 1874.
Brown opened a grocery store in Richmond Hill in 1872. In 1873, the village council appointed Brown a license inspector. He was elected to the village council as a councillor in 1874, serving for one year. He was elected reeve of Richmond Hill in 1883, and again in 1884.
He closed his grocery store in 1884.
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Who was John Brown?
Mayor of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada from 1883 to 1884
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John Brown was a politician and merchant.
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John Brown was Canadian.
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· DBpedia: John Brown (Richmond Hill politician)
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