Beriah Brown

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Beriah Brown
Beriah Brown, circa 1890
9th Mayor of Seattle
In office
July 29, 1878 – August 2, 1879
Preceded byGideon A. Weed
Succeeded byOrange Jacobs
Personal details
BornFebruary 23, 1815
Canandaigua, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 1900(1900-02-08) (aged 84)
Anaconda, Montana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationNewspaper publisher

Beriah Brown (February 23, 1815 – February 8, 1900) was a

regent for both the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Washington
.

Background and Wisconsin years

Brown was born on February 23, 1815, in

Canandaigua, New York.[1]

A newspaper publisher by trade, Brown was a Democrat who served as Clerk and Recorder of Iowa County, Wisconsin, and was a member of the first board of regents of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was the roommate of Horace Greeley, his political opposite who later became a noted newspaper editor in New York City.[2]

In 1858, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.[3]

Move west

He moved to California in 1862 and became well known for his pro-Confederacy views.

white supremacist colony in Sonora, Mexico, and opposed the Civil War.[2]

Brown moved to the Pacific Northwest after the burning of his office and library, working at newspapers in

Puget Sound Dispatch, in 1871.[2][4]
Brown was later president and chairman of the board of regents of the University of Washington.

On July 8, 1878, Brown was elected mayor of Seattle as a People's Ticket candidate. He served for one year while continuing to publish the Dispatch. Shortly after leaving office, he sold the Dispatch as it underwent financial difficulties.[5]

Brown died on February 8, 1900, in Anaconda, Montana.[3][6] He was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Brown, Beriah". Political Graveyard. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Berger, Knute (August 12, 2015). "The untold story of Seattle's racist mayor". Crosscut.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  3. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Speidel, William (1967). Sons of the Profits. Seattle: Nettle Creek Publishing Company. pp. 126–128.
  5. ^ Tate, Cassandra (November 29, 2000). "Voters elect People's Ticket candidate Beriah Brown as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 8, 1878". HistoryLink. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  6. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Beriah Brown". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
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