Alexander Brown (Australian politician)

Alexander Brown (9 February 1851 – 28 March 1926) was an Australian politician.

Brown was born in Maitland, New South Wales and educated at Fraser's private school, West Maitland. He married Mary Ellen Ribbands in August 1872 and they had three daughters and six sons. He was trained as a solicitor, but did not practice. He became a mine-owner pastoralist and businessman.

Brown was the member for Newcastle in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from February 1889 to June 1891, elected as a Protectionist. In August 1892 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he remained until his death in East Maitland. He was survived by his second wife, Edith Mary Adams, who he married in March 1920, and five sons and three daughters from his first marriage.cite web
title =Mr Alexander Brown (1851 - 1926)
work =Members of Parliament
publisher =Parliament of New South Wales
url =http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/618fd298ae11c560ca256cb7001dacfe!OpenDocument
accessdate = 2007-09-04 ] Australian Dictionary of Biography
last=Turner
first= J. W.
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year=1979
id=A070710b
title= Brown, Alexander (1851 - 1926)
accessdate=2007-09-04]

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NAME=Brown, Alexander
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH= 9 February 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH= Maitland, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH= 28 March 1926
PLACE OF DEATH= East Maitland, New South Wales