John Gordon Brown (1827 - 1896)

Born 16 Nov 1827 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 13 Jun 1896 at age 68 in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, in 1827, J. Gordon was the youngest son of Peter Brown and Marianne Mackenzie and brother of Hon. George Brown. He was managing editor of the Globe newspaper for many years. After his brother's death, he was editor of the Globe until 1882.^[1] He was then appointed registrar of the Surrogate Court.

He married Sarah Anne Browne (1833-1907)^[2] and they had a daughter and two sons.^[3]

He died in 1896^[4] and was buried at the Necropolis Cemetery, Toronto.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Mulvany, Charles. Toronto: Past and Present. W.E. Caiger, 1884. p. 191, Google eBook
2. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXSB-RY6 : 9 March 2018), Sarah Ann Brown, 08 Mar 1907; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1906-1907 cn 1886, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,403.
3. ↑ GORDON BROWN DEAD. (1896, Jun 15). The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from ProQuest
4. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDD1-835 : 9 March 2018), John Gordon Brown, 13 Jun 1896; citing Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, yr 1896 cn 21009, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,834.
5. ↑ "Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH6H-WRJ : 11 March 2018), John Gordon Brown, 15 Jun 1896; citing Toronto, Ontario, Canada, section and lot E 86, line 25885, volume Volume 08, 1891-1900, Toronto Trust Cemeteris, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,617,041.

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