D. Russell Brown was born in Bolton, Connecticut, United States, on March 28, 1848.[1] He was son of Arba Harrison Brown and Harriet M. (Dart) Brown.[2] He went to public schools and worked his way up to head salesman at a hardware store in Hartford, then moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where he became partner in a mill supply store.[3] He married Isabel Barrows October 14, 1874.[2] They had three children, Milton Barrows Brown, Isabel Russell Brown (later Brunschwig), and Hope Caroline Brown (later Chapin). Hope was honeymooning on the British ocean liner RMS Carpathia in April 1912, when this vessel took on the survivors of the RMS Titanic.[3]
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Brown was a Presidential Elector for Rhode Island in 1888.[2] He was a member of the Providence City Council for four years before he ran for governor. He won the first election by popular vote, was then reelected by the General Assembly the next year, when no candidate reached the required majority, and won the popular vote again in his third gubernatorial election. He held the governor's office from May 31, 1892, to May 29, 1895. In his last term, he played a key role in the adoption of a constitutional amendment that permitted election by a plurality rather than a majority vote. He was suggested as vice presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention of 1896, having the support of New England, but was not selected.[3]
daniel, russell, brown, march, 1848, february, 1919, american, politician, 43rd, governor, rhode, island, official, portrait, jared, bradley, flagg43rd, governor, rhode, islandin, office, 1892, 1895lieutenantmelville, bulledwin, allenpreceded, byherbert, ladds. Daniel Russell Brown March 28 1848 February 28 1919 was an American politician and the 43rd Governor of Rhode Island Daniel Russell BrownOfficial portrait by Jared Bradley Flagg43rd Governor of Rhode IslandIn office May 31 1892 May 29 1895LieutenantMelville BullEdwin AllenPreceded byHerbert W LaddSucceeded byCharles W LippittPersonal detailsBorn 1848 03 28 March 28 1848Bolton Connecticut U S DiedFebruary 28 1919 1919 02 28 aged 70 Resting placeSwan Point CemeteryProfessionPolitician Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Notes 4 SourcesEarly life editD Russell Brown was born in Bolton Connecticut United States on March 28 1848 1 He was son of Arba Harrison Brown and Harriet M Dart Brown 2 He went to public schools and worked his way up to head salesman at a hardware store in Hartford then moved to Providence Rhode Island where he became partner in a mill supply store 3 He married Isabel Barrows October 14 1874 2 They had three children Milton Barrows Brown Isabel Russell Brown later Brunschwig and Hope Caroline Brown later Chapin Hope was honeymooning on the British ocean liner RMS Carpathia in April 1912 when this vessel took on the survivors of the RMS Titanic 3 Political career editBrown was a Presidential Elector for Rhode Island in 1888 2 He was a member of the Providence City Council for four years before he ran for governor He won the first election by popular vote was then reelected by the General Assembly the next year when no candidate reached the required majority and won the popular vote again in his third gubernatorial election He held the governor s office from May 31 1892 to May 29 1895 In his last term he played a key role in the adoption of a constitutional amendment that permitted election by a plurality rather than a majority vote He was suggested as vice presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention of 1896 having the support of New England but was not selected 3 He was an active member of the Freemasons 4 In 1891 he became a member of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution He died on February 28 1919 and was buried at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence 2 Notes edit Daniel Russell Brown www nga org Retrieved 2017 01 10 a b c d Index to Politicians Brown C D politicalgraveyard com a b c Rhode Island Governor Daniel Russell Brown National Governors Association Archived from the original on 2010 01 04 Kestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard Freemasons politicians Rhode Island politicalgraveyard com Sources edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniel Russell Brown Sobel Robert and John Raimo Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States 1789 1978 Greenwood Press 1988 ISBN 0 313 28093 2 Party political offices Preceded byHerbert W Ladd Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island1892 1893 1894 Succeeded byCharles W Lippitt Political offices Preceded byHerbert W Ladd Governor of Rhode Island1892 1895 Succeeded byCharles W Lippitt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Russell Brown amp oldid 1211879347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
