Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet, of Richmond Hill

Sir William Brown Bt DL
Sir William Brown, 1846[1]
Member of Parliament for South Lancashire
In office 1846 – 23 April 1859
Preceded by	Lord Francis Egerton William Entwisle
Succeeded by	Algernon Fulke Egerton William John Legh
Personal details
Born	(1784-05-30)30 May 1784 Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died	3 March 1864(1864-03-03) (aged 79) Liverpool, Lancashire
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Sarah Gihon ​ ​ (m. 1810; died 1858)​
Relations	James Clifton Brown (grandson) Sir Alexander Brown, Bt (grandson) George Brown (brother) John Crosby Brown (nephew)

Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet DL (30 May 1784 – 3 March 1864) was a British merchant and banker, founder of the banking-house of Brown, Shipley & Co. and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1846 to 1859.