Jeremiah A. Brown

Jeremiah A. Brown
Sketch of Brown from newspaper, 1901.[1]
Born(1841-11-14)November 14, 1841
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 28, 1913(1913-03-28) (aged 71)
Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation(s)politician, civil rights activist, carpenter and joiner
Political partyRepublican

Jeremiah A. Brown (November 14, 1841 – March 28, 1913) was a politician and civil rights activist in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio. Early in his life, Brown worked on steamboats with Mark Twain. He later moved to Cleveland, where he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1885 where together with Benjamin W. Arnett, he played an important role in fighting black laws, supporting education, and working for the civil rights of Ohio's African Americans. He also held numerous state and national political appointments.

Brown was the first African-American to receive a political appointment in Cuyahoga County,[2] the first to serve as a deputy sheriff in Ohio, and the second to be elected to the Ohio state legislature.[3]

  1. ^ Ohio Campaign, The Washington Bee (Washington, DC) August 3, 1901, page 1, accessed August 24, 2016 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6358441/ohio_campaign_the_washington_bee/
  2. ^ Davis, Russell, First of His Race to get County's Political Nod, Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 4, 1969, pg. 204.
  3. ^ Prominent Negro Dead, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), Saturday, March 29, 1913, Issue: 88 Page: 17