Brown, George (1) a Scottish prelate, was chancellor of Aberdeen, and rector of Tinningham in East Lothian, and was consecrated bishop of Dunkeld in 1484. He was witness to the charter of regality granted to the abbey of Paisley by king James IV, August 19, 1488. He died January 12, 1515. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, … Continue reading “Brown, George (5)”
Brown, Garrett Garnsey
Brown, Garrett Garnsey a Congregational minister, was born at Bethlehem, Connecticut, in 1784. He prepared for college partly with a private instructor, and partly at Morris Academy, Litchfield; and entered college in the sophomore year. After graduating he taught in Milford, Connecticut, for one term, and then became a student in Andover Theological Seminary. He … Continue reading “Brown, Garrett Garnsey”
Brown, Frederick H
Brown, Frederick H a Presbyterian minister, was born at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, November 1, 1806. He united with the First Presbyterian Church in Auburn in 1826; was educated at Auburn Theological Seminary, N.Y. (1832-35); was licensed by Cayuga Presbytery in 1836, and installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Ludlowville, where he remained over a year. … Continue reading “Brown, Frederick H”
Brown, Frank
Brown, Frank a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1837. He was converted at fifteen; graduated at Allegheny College at eighteen; served four years as professor in the university at Athens, Ohio, two years as superintendent of schools in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, one year as tutor in Allegheny College, and … Continue reading “Brown, Frank”
Brown, Francis, D.D. (2)
Brown, Francis, D.D. as born at Chester, N. H., Jan. 11, 1784. He graduated at Dartmouth College, 1806, and a year after his graduation became tutor in the college, where he remained till 1809. He was ordained pastor in North Yarmouth, Me., in 1810. In 1815 he was elected president of Dartmouth College, and remained … Continue reading “Brown, Francis, D.D. (2)”
Brown, Fountain
Brown, Fountain a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Tennessee about 1808. There he was converted, licensed to preach, in 1830 admitted into the Tennessee Conference, and immediately transferred to the Missouri Conference. In 1863 he was arrested by the Federal authorities and sent to Alton, Illinois Penitentiary, where he remained … Continue reading “Brown, Fountain”
Brown, E.T
Brown, E.T a Baptist minister, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1818. While residing in Greensburg he was converted and joined a Methodist Church, and subsequently united with a Baptist Church in Virginia. In 1842 he. was ordained, and was pastor of three churches successively in Ohio- Mount Vernon, Wooster, and Warren. In 1863 … Continue reading “Brown, E.T”
Brown, Esek
Brown, Esek a Baptist minister, was born at Warren, R.I., September 17, 1787. He united with the Church in Hardwick, Massachusetts, in 1809; was licensed by the Church in West Sutton, February 20, 1814; and ordained pastor of the Church in Dudley, June 15, 1815. Here he remained till the fall of 1818, when he … Continue reading “Brown, Esek”
Brown, Elijah
Brown, Elijah a Congregational minister, was a native of Waltham, Massachusetts. He graduated at Harvard College in 1765; was ordained pastor of the Church in Sherburne, November 28, 1770; and died October 24, 1816. aged seventy-two years. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1:514. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Brown, Elias P
Brown, Elias P a Free-will Baptist minister, was born at Strafford, Vermont, April 17, 1792, and in early life became a Christian. Having been set apart to the work of the ministry, he labored for many years in his Master’s cause. Later in life he removed to Amherst, Ohio, where he continued to reside until … Continue reading “Brown, Elias P”