Oliver Brown

Captain Oliver Reed Brown (June 25, 1753 – February 17, 1846) was a Captain in the Army during the American Revolutionary War. He led the group of soldiers who tore down the statue of King George III in New York City in 1776.

Life Oliver Brown was born in Lexington, Massachusetts on June 25, 1753, to Benjamin Wellington Brown (1720-1802) and Sara (Reed) Brown (1725-1774). Other events young Oliver witnessed included the arrival of British troops in Boston in 1768, and the Boston Massacre in 1770. They had eleven children. In 1790, the Browns moved to the area in Virginia which is known as Wellsburg, West Virginia today. He died on February 17, 1846, near Wellsburg.

Military career Volunteered at the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775 Led the vandals who destroyed the statue of King George July 9, 1776 He was believed to be one of the oldest living Revolutionary War veterans when he died on February 17, 1846, at the age of 92, at the home of his son-in-law, Stephen Colwell.

Oliver Brown was the leader of a group of men who toppled the gilded statue of King George III in New York City, Oliver Brown was known to tell about his part in the event as something he regretted.