George Stayley Brown
Canadian ship owner, historian and political figure in Nova Scotia
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| Intro | Canadian ship owner, historian and political figure in Nova Scotia | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 20 November 1827, Yarmouth | |
| Death | 12 September 1915Boston (aged 87 years) |
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George Stayley Brown (November 20, 1827 – September 12, 1915) was a ship owner, historian and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1866 as a Reformer.
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He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Stayley Brown, a member of the Legislative Council, and Charlotte Letitia Fletcher. In 1856, he married Elizabeth Bond. Brown was a director and president of the Acadian Marine Insurance Company. He served as a justice of the peace and as a member of the Central Board of Agriculture. Brown was consul for Spain in Yarmouth in 1869. He moved to Boston around 1875. He published Yarmouth, Nova Scotia : a sequel to Campbell's history in 1888. He died in Boston at the age of 87.