Hiram Brown
Hon. Hiram Brown | |
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1st Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire | |
In office September 8, 1846 – May 25, 1847 | |
Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
Succeeded by | Jacob F. James |
Majority | 255 |
Member of the Manchester, New Hampshire Board of Selectmen | |
In office 1840–1840 | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 23, 1801 |
Died | September 7, 1890 (aged 89) |
Political party | Whig |
Children | Mary Brown |
Hiram Brown (January 23, 1801 – September 7, 1890) was an American politician who served as the first Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.[1]
Background[]
Before he was mayor, Brown worked for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company supervising the stonework used in the construction of the company's facilities.[2]
Brown was elected in 1840 to the Manchester, New Hampshire Board of Selectmen.[3]
First election[]
In the first city election of Manchester, New Hampshire Brown was the Whig party candidate for mayor.[1] In the election held on August 19, 1846, no candidate received a majority of the votes. Brown was elected mayor in the second round of the election held on September 1 1846. Brown was sworn in as mayor at 10 A.M. on September 8, 1846[1] and served as mayor until his successor was sworn in on May 25, 1847.[4]
Brown died on September 7, 1890.[5]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c Eastman, Herbert W. (1897), Semi-Centennial of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire September 6, 7, 8, 9, 1896, Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 8
- ^ Clarke, John B. (1875), Manchester: A Brief Record of its Past and a Picture of its Present..., Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 271, hdl:2027/miun.afj7266.0001.001
- ^ Ordinances of the City of Manchester: with the Charter and Amendments, and General Statutes and Laws Relating to the Government of Cities, Manchester, New Hampshire: City Council of Manchester, New Hampshire Printed by John B. Clarke Company, 1877, p. 160
- ^ Clarke, John B. (1875), Manchester: A Brief Record of its Past and a Picture of its Present..., Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 45, hdl:2027/miun.afj7266.0001.001
- ^ Eastman, Herbert W. (1897), Semi-Centennial of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire September 6, 7, 8, 9, 1896, Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 12
- 1801 births
- 1890 deaths
- New Hampshire Whigs
- 19th-century American politicians
- Mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire