Hiram Brown

Hiram Brown (January 23, 1801 – September 7, 1890) was an American politician who served as the first mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.[1]

Hon.
Hiram Brown
1st Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
In office
September 8, 1846 – May 25, 1847
Preceded byBoard of Selectmen
Succeeded byJacob F. James
Majority255
Member of the Manchester
Board of Selectmen
In office
1840–1840
Personal details
BornJanuary 23, 1801
DiedSeptember 7, 1890 (aged 89)
Political partyWhig
ChildrenMary Brown

Background

Before he was mayor, Brown worked for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company supervising the stonework used in the construction of the company's facilities.[2]

Brown was elected in 1840 to the Manchester Board of Selectmen.[3]

Election and mayoralty
See also: 1846 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral elections

In the first city election of Manchester, New Hampshire, Brown was the Whig party candidate for mayor.[1] In the election held on August 19, 1846, no candidate received a majority of the votes. Brown was elected mayor in the second round of the election held on September 1, 1846. Brown was sworn in as mayor at 10 A.M. on September 8, 1846,[1] and served as mayor until his successor was sworn in on May 25, 1847.[4]

Later life and death

Brown died on September 7, 1890.[5]

See also

Notes
  1. Eastman, Herbert W. (1897), Semi-Centennial of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire September 6, 7, 8, 9, 1896, Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 8
  2. Clarke, John B. (1875), Manchester: A Brief Record of its Past and a Picture of its Present..., Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 271, hdl:2027/miun.afj7266.0001.001
  3. Ordinances of the City of Manchester: with the Charter and Amendments, and General Statutes and Laws Relating to the Government of Cities, Manchester, New Hampshire: City Council of Manchester, New Hampshire Printed by John B. Clarke Company, 1877, p. 160
  4. Clarke, John B. (1875), Manchester: A Brief Record of its Past and a Picture of its Present..., Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 45, hdl:2027/miun.afj7266.0001.001
  5. Eastman, Herbert W. (1897), Semi-Centennial of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire September 6, 7, 8, 9, 1896, Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 12
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