Beriah Brown | |
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9th Mayor of Seattle | |
In office July 29, 1878 – August 2, 1879 | |
Preceded by | Gideon A. Weed |
Succeeded by | Orange Jacobs |
Personal details | |
Born | February 23, 1815 Canandaigua, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 8, 1900 Anaconda, Montana, U.S. | (aged 84)
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
Beriah Brown (February 23, 1815 – February 8, 1900) was a newspaper publisher and politician who served as Mayor of Seattle, Washington, as well as a regent for both the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Washington.