John Lothrop Brown (November 15, 1815 – January 13, 1887) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

, Canada. He represented Kings County in the

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from 1859 to 1863. He was born in

Horton, Nova Scotia Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School. The town is a tourist destination du ...

, the son of Charles Brown and Frances Lothrop. Brown married Elizabeth Whidden. He died in

Wolfville, Nova Scotia Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School. The town is a tourist destination du ...

at the age of 72. His brother

Edward L. Brown Edward Lothrop Brown (September 7, 1805 – February 9, 1876) was a physician and political figure. He represented Horton township from 1847 to 1859 and Kings from 1863 to 1871 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He was born in Horton, No ...

also served in the provincial assembly.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1815 births 1887 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub