George Stayley Brown (November 20, 1827 – September 12, 1915) was a ship owner, historian and political figure in

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. He represented Yarmouth township in the

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from 1863 to 1866 as a Reformer.

Biography

He was born in

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, 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

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and as a member of the Central Board of Agriculture. Brown was consul for

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in Yarmouth in 1869. He moved to

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around 1875. He published ''Yarmouth, Nova Scotia : a sequel to Campbell's history'' in 1888. He died in Boston at the age of 87.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)

External links

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Brown, George S ''Yarmouth, Nova Scotia : a sequel to Campbell's history'' (1888)
1827 births 1915 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Politicians from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub