George Brown (lieutenant governor)


George Brown was a Lieutenant governor of Rhode Island from 1799 to 1800.

Early life

Brown was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island on January 10, 1746. He was the eldest of four sons born to Robert Brown, Esq. and his first wife, Sarah Brown, who married in 1745. His younger brothers were William, John and Franklin Brown.
Some sources indicate Brown's mother, Sarah Franklin was a relative of Benjamin Franklin.

Career

Like his father Robert, George was an attorney at law in Rhode Island. From 1799 to 1800, Brown served as the Lieutenant governor of Rhode Island under Governor Arthur Fenner. Brown defeated the incumbent Lt. Gov. Samuel J. Potter, served his term and was in turn defeated by Potter who succeeded him.
Brown owned a nearly four hundred acre farm in South Kingstown, which "formerly constituted one of the most eligible tracts of the Hazards' Boston Neck estates." The head farmer on his estate was John Perry, father of Robinson Perry, and a cousin of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.

Personal life

On April 24, 1768, Brown was married to Hannah Robinson in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Hannah was the daughter of William Robinson and Hannah Robinson and the granddaughter of William Robinson who served as the 28th and 30th Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. George and Hannah were the parents of nine children together, including:
Brown died on June 19, 1836 and was buried in River Bend Cemetery in Westerly, Rhode Island.