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made his first appearance on the stage in
London in 1830 ; came to this country in
1842, and for 38 years was not only a
favorite on the stage, but outside the
theatre ; d in New York City.
Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Lord, G.C.B., F.R.S., 1786-1869. An Englishman. An English nobleman and writer; b. near Bristol, Trin. Coll., Camb., 1808 ; travelled with Lord Byron; M.P., 1820-33 and 1834-51; in 1851 elected to the peerage as Lord Brough- ton ; held public office much of the time, 1832-41, and 1846-52, but from that time took no active part in politics ; d in London.
Broughton, Rev. Thomas, 1704-74. Phileleutherus Chnstianus. An English clergyman ; b. in London ; Vicar of Bed- minster, near Bristol, 1774, and Preben- dary in Salisbury Cathedral.
Brown, . A Son of Mary Moore.
An American writer; son of Rev. Sam- uel Brown, who married Mary Moore.
Brown, Mrs, C. B. Mattie May. An American novelist, of Concord, 35T.ET.
Brown, Charles Carlone; Carluc- cio. An English writer, whose name is well known in connection with Keats, and whose invitation to "domesticate with him " Keats accepted. Contributed to the "Liberal" and other periodicals.
Brown, Charles Brockdeu, 1771- 1810 G. B. B. An American novelist and journalist ; b. of Quaker parents, at Philadelphia, founded, in 1803, the "Lit- erary Magazine and American Register," which he conducted for nearly five years. Richard H. Home, of London, wrote me a few years ago: "In early life I read all his novels with an interest that has made a lasting impression, Certainly, they are very unlike any that preceded them; and they have exercised a quiet, but peculiar influence, more especially in a tender melancholy, producing some- thing like tears in the heart, rather than tears in the eyes."
Brown, Charles John, B.D. A Clergyman of the Church of Scotland. A Scottish minister, of the Free New North Church, Edinburgh.
Brown, David. Amiens. A Scot- tish bookseller, of Edinburgh, 1826.
Brown., David Boyer A Member of the Philadelphia Bar. An American lawyer, of Philadelphia.
Brown, Miss Emma Elizabeth. E. E. B. An American poet, of Concord, TST.H.; has, since she was a school-girl, contributed a large number of papers to a large number of newspapers, and is
the author of several books. She studied
painting 1 , and has bad charge of the art
department at Mapleirood Institute,
Pittsfield, Mass, and St. Catherine's
Hall, Augusta, Me. Through the winter
of 1876-77 she was art critic of the Bos-
ton " Advertiser."
Brown, George, 1810-67 ('). A Lay- man. An English bairister-at-law.
Brown, Harcourt. 12. Tynt. An English writer, of London.
Brown, Irving. Cream Curdle; W. Ord Hunter A writer on Shakespeare.
Brown, J. E. J. E. B. An English poet.
Brown, James. J. B.; Selkirk. A Scottish poet, and Shakespearian scholar, of Selkirk.
Brown, James. A Pilot who has hitherto wealh&red the Storm. A Scottish writer, of Glasgow.
Brown, James Baldwin, Esq., LUX, 1785-1843. Three Friends. An English barrister-at-law, called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1816 ; Judge of the Oldham Court of Requests, 1840- 43 ; d. in London.
Brown, Rev. James Baldwin, LL.D., 1820-. Epsilon. An eminent English Independent minister; b. in London; educ. at Tfniv. Coll., London; studied for the bar at the Inner Temple ; and then for the ministry at Highbury Coll.; Minister of the London Road Independent Chapel, Derby, 1843, and of Clay land's Independent Chapel, Clap- ham Road, London, 1846 ; removed to a new church at Brixton, 1870.
Brown, John J. An American An- gler. An American writer.
Brown, Capt, John Murray. An Eye- Witness. An English historian.
Brown, Joseph. The Man in the Moon. An English writer, early in the 18th century.
Brown, Miss Josephine His Daughter. An American colored woman j daughter of William Wells Brown , educ. in France, and returned home in 1855.
Brown, Peter, about 1784-1863. Lihertas. A Canadian journalist; b. in Scotland ; was first a merchant in Edin- burgh ; came to ISTew York City in 1838, where he wrote for the "Albion," and afterwards established the "British Chronicle/ 5 In 1843 he removed to To- ronto, and established the Banner." He also wrote largely for the " Globe." IX in Toronto.
Brown, Rebecca. A Lady of Boston. An American writer.
Brown, Richard, J2. B. An Eng-
