Albert O. Brown

For other people with the same name, see Albert Brown (disambiguation).

Albert Oscar Brown
58th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 6, 1921 – January 4, 1923
Preceded byJohn H. Bartlett
Succeeded byFred H. Brown
Personal details
Born(1852-07-18)July 18, 1852
Northwood, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 1937(1937-03-28) (aged 84)
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Susie J. Clarke, m. December 30, 1888
Residence(s)395 Lowell Street, Manchester, New Hampshire[1]
ProfessionLawyer

Albert Oscar Brown (July 18, 1852 – March 28, 1937) was an American lawyer, banker, and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire.

Biography

He was born on July 18, 1852, in Northwood, New Hampshire[2] and graduated from Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in 1874.[3] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1878 and Boston University School of Law in 1884.

Brown married Susie J. Clarke in Ayer, Massachusetts, on December 30, 1888.[1]

In 1905 Brown was elected the President of the Amoskeag Savings Bank to succeed Otis Barton.[4]

In June 1911 Brown was elected by the alumni to be a trustee of Dartmouth College,[5] serving until 1931.

Brown served a single term as Governor of New Hampshire from 1921 to 1923.

He died on March 28, 1937, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Corporate involvement

Brown was also a member of a number of corporate boards, including the Amoskeag Savings Bank.

References

  1. ^ a b Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 130
  2. ^ History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood
  3. ^ Pearson, H.C. (May 1912). "Leaders of New Hampshire XI Hon. Albert O. Brown". The Granite Monthly. Vol. 44, no. 5. pp. 129–132.
  4. ^ Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 131
  5. ^ Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 132
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