John Nicholas Brown I (1861-1900)

John Nicholas Brown I, of Providence, Rhode Island & New York

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Family
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He was a book collector who donated his father's library to Brown University

Parents

John Carter Brown

John Carter Brown, of Providence, Rhode Island

1797-1874

Sophia Augusta Browne

Mrs Sophia (Browne) Brown

1825-1909

Spouse

Natalie (Dresser) Brown

Mrs Natalie Bayard (Dresser) Brown

1869-1950

Children

John Nicholas Brown II

Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy; Commodore of the NYYC

1900-1979

Associated Houses

Nightingale–Brown House

Providence, Rhode Island

Categories

Gilded Age Patrons of the Arts