Adam M. Brown
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Adam M. Brown was a U.S.
politician. He served as Mayor of Pittsburgh in 1901.
just north of Pittsburgh
in 1826. He originally wanted to become a doctor but instead went west to find his fortune during the California Gold Rush
, during his stay in the west he had a brief military career and earned the rank of Major. Upon his return to Pittsburgh he was chosen as the first president of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Adam Brown also became a common pleas judge and founded a bank.
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician. He served as Mayor of Pittsburgh in 1901.
Early life
Adam Mercer Brown was born in Butler County, PennsylvaniaButler County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 174,083 people, 65,862 households, and 46,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 221 people per square mile . There were 69,868 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile...
just north of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
in 1826. He originally wanted to become a doctor but instead went west to find his fortune during the California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
, during his stay in the west he had a brief military career and earned the rank of Major. Upon his return to Pittsburgh he was chosen as the first president of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Adam Brown also became a common pleas judge and founded a bank.
Pittsburgh politics
Adam Brown was appointed mayor in May 1901 and due to a commonwealth reorganization had his office retitled "recorder". He was only to spend six brief months running the city, and stripped of his duties in Nov 1901. He died in Aug 1910, and is buried in Allegheny CemeteryAllegheny Cemetery
Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.It is a nonsectarian, wooded hillside park located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood and bounded by Bloomfield, Garfield, and Stanton Heights...
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