Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Hargreaves Brown, 1st Baronet (11 April 1844 – 12 March 1922) was an English
Liberal Unionist, politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1868 to 1906.
Family
Brown was the third son of Alexander Brown, eldest son of
Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet of Beilby Grange, Yorkshire and his wife Sarah Brown of New York. His nephew was The Viscount Ruffside
, the WWII-era Speaker of the House of Commons.
Brown married Henrietta Agnes Terrell Blandy, fifth daughter of Charles Blandy of Madeira in 1876. Their eldest son Captain Gordon Hargreaves Brown was killed in action in the
Second World War.[1]
Career
He served in the
Politics
At the
Wenlock[3] in Shropshire. He held the seat until it was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.[3]
Brown was returned to the Commons at the
Brown was created a
Holmwood
, Surrey and died at the age of 77.
Arms
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Notes
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2013) |
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 18412". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "No. 27500". The London Gazette. 2 December 1902. p. 8366.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
In the text above Broome Hall is situated in Holmwood, this is not accurate it is actually in Coldharbour in the parish of Capel.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
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