Background
Brown, George William was born on October 13, 1812 in Baltimore. Son of George John and Esther (Allison) Brown.
Brown, George William was born on October 13, 1812 in Baltimore. Son of George John and Esther (Allison) Brown.
Attended Dartmouth; graduate with highest honors Rutgers, 1831.
Became partner (with Fred. West. Brune) in law firm, 1839. Mayor Baltimore (Independent) 1859, helped protect 6th Massachusetts Regiment when it retreated through Baltimore.
Arrested (along with many other Maryland. political figures) by General Dix, 1861, imprisoned 15 months.
Judge Baltimore Supreme Court, 1872-1888. A founder, trustee U. Maryland.
Trustee Johns Hopkins, Peabody Institute, Saint Johns College, Enoch Pratt Free Library. Author: Baltimore and the 19th of April, 1861, a Study of the War, published 1887.
Married Mission Brune.