Daniel Russell Brown | |
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 Official portrait byJared Bradley Flagg | |
| 43rd Governor of Rhode Island | |
| In office May 31, 1892 – May 29, 1895 | |
| Lieutenant | Melville Bull Edwin Allen |
| Preceded by | Herbert W. Ladd |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Lippitt |
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| Born | (1848-03-28)March 28, 1848 Bolton, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1919(1919-02-28) (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
| Profession | Politician |
Daniel Russell Brown (March 28, 1848 – February 28, 1919) was an American politician and the 43rdGovernor of Rhode Island.
D. Russell Brown was born inBolton, Connecticut, United States, on March 28, 1848.[1] He was son of Arba Harrison Brown and Harriet M. (Dart) Brown.[2] He went to public schools and worked his way up to head salesman at a hardware store inHartford, then moved toProvidence, Rhode Island, where he became partner in a mill supply store.[3] He married Isabel Barrows October 14, 1874.[2] They had three children, Milton Barrows Brown, Isabel Russell Brown (later Brunschwig), and Hope Caroline Brown (later Chapin). Hope was honeymooning on the British ocean linerRMSCarpathia in April 1912, when this vessel took on the survivors of theRMSTitanic.[3]
Brown was a Presidential Elector for Rhode Island in 1888.[2] He was a member of theProvidence City Council for four years before he ran for governor. He won the first election by popular vote, was then reelected by the General Assembly the next year, when no candidate reached the required majority, and won the popular vote again in his third gubernatorial election. He held the governor's office from May 31, 1892, to May 29, 1895. In his last term, he played a key role in the adoption of a constitutional amendment that permitted election by a plurality rather than a majority vote. He was suggested as vice presidential candidate at theRepublican National Convention of 1896, having the support ofNew England, but was not selected.[3]
He was an active member of theFreemasons.[4] In 1891, he became a member of the Rhode Island Society of theSons of the American Revolution.
He died on February 28, 1919, and was buried atSwan Point Cemetery in Providence.[2]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Rhode Island 1892,1893,1894 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Rhode Island 1892–1895 | Succeeded by |
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