William Hubbard Brown

Name Prefix
Esq.
Given Name
William Hubbard
Surname
Brown
Birth Date
November 9, 1796
Birth Note
Colchester, CT
Death Date
June 17, 1867
Profession
Lawyer
Spouse(s)
Harriet Brown
Child(ren)
Samuel Lockwood Brown
Charles Brown
Theodore Frelinghuysen Brown
Mary C Tyler
Frederick H Brown
Biographical Information
After Abraham Lincoln, he was Illinois' foremost statesman in cause for abolition of slavery. Came to IL as a young lawyer because it had a free constitution. He was later appointed the Clerk of the United States Court, an office he held in Vandalia, IL for 16 years. In 1835, he moved to Chicago where he beame associated with the State of Illinois Bank. In 1840, he was appointed school agent for Chicago's public schools. Became Chicago Historical Society's first president in 1857. In 1860, elected to represent Cook County in Illinois General Assembly. He was a friend of Lincoln. During the Civil War he supported measures to sustain the government and federal troops. His wife was Harriet C. Seward, so the "Brown's" are likely extended family of the Seward branch.
Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Marjorie Warvelle Bear. A Mile Square of Chicago. TIPRAC, 2007.
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Citation(s) for Birth Information:

Additional notes: http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/33244984/person/18417845333
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Marjorie Warvelle Bear. A Mile Square of Chicago. TIPRAC, 2007.
Additional notes: http://books.google.com/books?id=jRDCtoygdycC&dq=june+17+1867+william+brown&source=gbs_navlinks_s