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William Robinson Brown

William Robinson Brown (January 17, 1875 – August 4, 1955) was a corporate officer of the Brown Company and a breeder of Arabian horses. He advocated for sustainable forest management practices and his innovations became industry standards. He was influenced by the Progressive movement, instituting employee benefits at the Brown Company that predated modern workers' compensation laws. He founded the Maynesboro Stud in 1912 with bloodstock from American breeders of Arabian horses, also importing horses from England, France, and Egypt. At its peak, Maynesboro was the largest Arabian horse farm in the United States. To prove the abilities of Arabians, he organized several endurance races, which his horses won three times. He served as President of the Arabian Horse Club of America from 1918 until 1939. His 1929 book The Horse of the Desert is an authoritative work on Arabians. As a Republican, he served as a presidential elector for New Hampshire in 1924. (Full article...)

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Z1720 Are you sure this was a TFA in August 1874?? - SchroCat (talk) 12:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, it should say TFA on August 8, 2024.

Main editors: Montanabw
Promoted: March 9, 2013
Reasons for nomination: 150th birthday. TFA rerun from 2015
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