Brown, William Hubbard

  • Posted on: 19 August 2013
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Primary Name
Prefix or Title: 
Esq.
First Name: 
William
Middle Name: 
Hubbard
Surname: 
Brown
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
November
Birth Day: 
9
Birth Year: 
1796
Birth Note: 
Colchester, CT
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Citation Notes: 
http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/33244984/person/18417845333
Death Info
Death Month: 
June
Death Day: 
17
Death Year: 
1867
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
A Mile Square of Chicago
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Marjorie Warvelle Bear
Publisher Name: 
TIPRAC
Year: 
2007
Start Page: 
29
End Page: 
30
Citation Notes: 
http://books.google.com/books?id=jRDCtoygdycC&dq=june+17+1867+william+brown&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Spouse: 
Brown, Harriet
Biographical Information
Seward Context: 
Household - familial
Profession: 
Lawyer
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
After Abraham Lincoln, he was Illinois' foremost statesman in cause for abolition of slavery. Came to IL as a young lawyer because it had a free constitution. He was later appointed the Clerk of the United States Court, an office he held in Vandalia, IL for 16 years. In 1835, he moved to Chicago where he beame associated with the State of Illinois Bank. In 1840, he was appointed school agent for Chicago's public schools. Became Chicago Historical Society's first president in 1857. In 1860, elected to represent Cook County in Illinois General Assembly. He was a friend of Lincoln. During the Civil War he supported measures to sustain the government and federal troops.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
A Mile Square of Chicago
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Marjorie Warvelle Bear
Publisher Name: 
TIPRAC
Year: 
2007
Start Page: 
29
End Page: 
30
Citation Notes: 
http://books.google.com/books?id=jRDCtoygdycC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=june+17+1867+william+brown&source=bl&ots=BPpLNS4olV&sig=GrrwdHAGTt34w-NAk7MQIycBt2Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OagHU9fUFYTsyQHeq4C4Cw&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=june%2017%201867%20william%20brown&f=false
Biography: 
His wife was Harriet C. Seward, so the "Brown's" are likely extended family of the Seward branch.
Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
Citation for Marriage Info (old): 
Editorial Information
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