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A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Brown, John

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1641507A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Brown, JohnWilliam Richard O'Byrne

BROWN. (Lieutenant, 1829.)

John Brown entered the Navy 5 Aug. 1809; passed his examination in 1817; obtained his commission 12 June, 1829; served in the Coast Guard from 30 Dec. 1837 until the close of 1841; and since 7 July, 1845, has been employed as Admiralty Agent in a contract mail steam-vessel.