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Person
Authorized form of name
Brown, R.H., 1837-1920
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Description area
Dates of existence
1837-1920
History
Richard Henry Brown was born in Sydney, N.S., the eldest son of Richard and Sibella (Barrington) Brown. He studied at Harvard University from 1860 to 1861 and returned to Sydney where he succeeded his father as general manager of Sydney Mines, retiring in 1901. He was also an amateur photographer and artist. Brown married Barbara Davison (1842-1898) in Pictou, 1864. Their five children were all born at Sydney Mines: twins Margaret (1866-1961) and Elizabeth (1866-1951), Annie (1869-1918), Richard (1872-1928), and Lillian (1878-1967).