Owen Brown (abolitionist, born 1771)
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Owen Brown (February 16, 1771 – May 8, 1856), father of abolitionist John Brown, was a wealthy cattle breeder and land speculator who operated a successful tannery in Hudson, Ohio. He was also a fervent abolitionist and civil servant, stout[clarification needed] and outspoken.[1] Brown was a founder of multiple institutions including the Western Reserve Anti-Slavery Society, Western Reserve College, and the Free Congressional Church. Brown gave speeches advocating the immediate abolition of slavery, and organized the Underground Railroad (and served as Stationmaster) in the town of Hudson, Ohio.[2]
Owen Brown | |
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Born | February 16, 1771 |
Died | May 8, 1856 (aged 85) Hudson, Ohio, U.S. |
Resting place | Old Hudson Township Burying Ground 41.24530°N 81.43920°W / 41.24530; -81.43920 |
Other names | Squire Brown |
Spouses | Ruth Mills (m. 1793–1808)Sally Root (m. 1809–1840)Lucy Hinsdale (m. 1841–1856) |
Children | 8, including John Brown |
Relatives | Owen Brown, John Brown Junior, Watson Brown (grandsons) |
His brother Frederick was the father of Rev. Edward Brown who married Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder and adopted Laura's good friend Ida Brown (birth name Wright).
In 1793 he married Ruth Mills, a minister's daughter.[3]: 21
Someone whose father was an intimate friend of Owen remembered him as "a very kind, genial, whole-souled sort of person. He stuttered badly."[4]
Owen wrote two brief autobiographic statements that have survived to the present.[5]: 4–11
"No one mistook Owen's speech impediment for weakness, or his lack of schooling for ignorance."[3]: 100