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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Rhode IslandBROWN, John
(1736—1803)
BROWN, John, (uncle of Benjamin Brown and grandfather of John Brown Francis), a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., January 27, 1736; engaged in mercantile pursuits; one of the party which destroyed the British sloop of war Gaspee in Narragansett Bay June 17, 1772; sent in irons to Boston for trial, but released through the efforts of his brother Moses; laid the cornerstone of the first building of the College of Rhode Island (now Brown University) May 14, 1770; trustee of Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1774-1803; treasurer 1775-1796; member of the State house of representatives 1782-1784; chosen as a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785, but did not serve; elected as a Federalist to the Sixth Congress (March 4, 1799-March 3, 1801); resumed his former business pursuits; died in Providence, R.I., September 20, 1803; interment in the North Burial Ground.
Brown, Henry A. L. and Richard J. Walton. John Brown’s Tract: Lost Adirondack Empire
. With an introduction by William G. McLoughlin. Canaan, N.H.: Published for the Rhode Island Historical Society by Phoenix Pub., 1988.
Rappleye, Charles. Sons of Providence: The Brown Brothers, the Slave Trade, and the American Revolution
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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