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Albert O. Brown

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Albert Oscar Brown
58th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 6, 1921 – January 4, 1923
Preceded byJohn H. Bartlett
Succeeded byFred H. Brown
Personal details
Born(1852-07-18)July 18, 1852
Northwood, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 1937(1937-03-28) (aged 84)
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Susie J. Clarke, m. December 30, 1888
Residence(s)395 Lowell Street, Manchester, New Hampshire[1]
ProfessionLawyer

Albert Oscar Brown (July 18, 1852 – March 28, 1937) was an American lawyer, banker, and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire.

Biography

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He was born on July 18, 1852, in Northwood, New Hampshire[2] and graduated from Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in 1874.[3] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1878 and Boston University School of Law in 1884.

Brown married Susie J. Clarke in Ayer, Massachusetts, on December 30, 1888.[1]

In 1905 Brown was elected the President of the Amoskeag Savings Bank to succeed Otis Barton.[4]

In June 1911 Brown was elected by the alumni to be a trustee of Dartmouth College,[5] serving until 1931.

Brown served a single term as Governor of New Hampshire from 1921 to 1923.

He died on March 28, 1937, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Corporate involvement

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Brown was also a member of a number of corporate boards, including the Amoskeag Savings Bank.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 130
  2. ^ History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood
  3. ^ Pearson, H.C. (May 1912). "Leaders of New Hampshire XI Hon. Albert O. Brown". The Granite Monthly. Vol. 44, no. 5. pp. 129–132.
  4. ^ Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 131
  5. ^ Pearson, H.C. (1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, No. 5 Leaders of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 132
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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
1920
Succeeded by
Windsor H. Goodnow
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of New Hampshire
1921–1923
Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by
Otis Barton
President of the Amoskeag Savings Bank
1905–1912
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Heard