Elisha Brown (25 May 1717 – 20 April 1802) was a deputy governor of the

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. He was the son of James and Mary (Harris) Brown, and the great grandson of early Rhode Island settler and Baptist minister Chad Brown. Brown was a member of the General Assembly, and possessed a large property, which was lost during the financial difficulties of the mid-18th century. During the Ward-Hopkins controversy, he sided with Samuel Ward, and during Ward's term as governor from 1765 to 1767, Brown was selected as his deputy governor. Later in life, Brown moved to Wenscutt, located in

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, Rhode Island, and became a member of the

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. He had first married Martha, the daughter of John and Deborah (Angell) Smith, and a great granddaughter of both colonial president

Gregory Dexter Gregory Dexter (1610–1700) was an early American printer, Baptist minister, and early President of the combined towns of Providence and Warwick in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was in New England as early as 16 ...

as well as

Roger Williams Roger Williams (21 September 1603between 27 January and 15 March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation ...

' associate

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. Following her death, he married Hannah Cushing, the widow of Elijah Cushing, and the daughter of James Barker. He was the uncle of wealthy businessman

John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...

and anti-slavery activist

Moses Brown Moses Brown (September 23, 1738 – September 6, 1836) was an American abolitionist and industrialist from New England, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machines during the American industr ...

Ancestry

Most of Brown's known ancestry is found in Austin's ''Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island''.

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State list of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Elisha 1717 births 1802 deaths Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island People of colonial Rhode Island Elisha Brown

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