Person Information

Relationships

Spouse

Brown, Harriet

Children

Brown, Samuel Lockwood

Brown, Charles

Brown, Theodore Frelinghuysen

Tyler, Mary C

Brown, Frederick H ()

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.
His wife was Harriet C. Seward, so the "Brown's" are likely extended family of the Seward branch.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 28, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 3, 1838

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 13, 1834

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 26, 1837

Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1831

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 13, 1834

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 10, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 17, 1831

Citations

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. His wife was Harriet C. Seward, so the "Brown's" are likely extended family of the Seward branch.
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
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Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Citation Notes: 
http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/33244984/person/18417845333
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