Joseph R. Brown

Joseph R. Brown
Joseph Brown c. 1853
Member of the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives
In office
1857–1857
Member of the Minnesota Territorial Council
In office
1854–1855
Member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature
In office
1840–1842
Personal details
Born
Joseph Renshaw Brown

(1805-01-05)January 5, 1805
Harford County, Maryland
DiedNovember 9, 1870(1870-11-09) (aged 65)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Susan Frenier (3rd wife); Margaret (unknown) (1st wife - divorced December 1839).
Occupationpolitician, pioneer, fur trader, newspaper editor, businessman, inventor, speculator, Indian agent
Joseph Brown's Monument in Brown Cemetery

Joseph Renshaw Brown (1805–1870) was an American politician, pioneer, fur trader, newspaper editor, businessman, inventor, speculator, and Indian agent who was prominent in Minnesota and Wisconsin territorial and state politics for over 50 years.