biography
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| lived:
| (1791–1877)
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| biography:
| Banker, born in Ireland. The son of Alexander Brown, he arrived in Baltimore, MD (1802) and in 1825 established the New York City branch of his father's firm, Brown Brothers & Co. He guided the banking house through financial crises (1837, 1857) and the Civil War. He gave generously to local institutions and was one of the founders of Presbyterian Hospital. The mayor of New York City ordered all flags on public buildings to fly at half-mast at his death. |
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