Hiram Brown

Hon. Hiram Brown
1st Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
In office September 8, 1846 – May 25, 1847
Preceded by	Board of Selectmen
Succeeded by	Jacob F. James
Majority	255
Member of the Manchester, New Hampshire Board of Selectmen
In office 1840–1840
Personal details
Born	January 23, 1801
Died	September 7, 1890
Political party	Whig
Children	Mary Brown

Hiram Brown (January 23, 1801 – September 7, 1890) was an American politician who served as the first Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.^[1]

Background

Before he was mayor, Brown worked for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company supervising the stonework used in the construction of the company's facilities.^[2]

Brown was elected in 1840 to the Manchester, New Hampshire Board of Selectmen.^[3]

First election

In the first city election of Manchester, New Hampshire Brown was the Whig party candidate for mayor.^[1] In the election held on August 19, 1846, no candidate received a majority of the votes. Brown was elected mayor in the second round of the election held on September 1, 1846, Brown was sworn in as mayor at 10 A.M. on September 8, 1846^[1] he served as mayor until his successor was sworn in on May 25, 1847.^[4]

Brown died on September 7, 1890^[5]

See also

• List of mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire

Notes

1. Eastman, Herbert W. (1897), Semi-Centennial of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire September 6, 7, 8, 9, 1896, Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 8.
2. Clarke, John B. (1875), Manchester: A Brief Record of its Past and a Picture of its Present..., Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 271.
3. Ordinances of the City of Manchester: with the Charter and Amendments, and General Statutes and Laws Relating to the Government of Cities, Manchester, New Hampshire: City Council of Manchester, New Hampshire Printed by John B. Clarke Company, 1877, p. 160.
4. Clarke, John B. (1875), Manchester: A Brief Record of its Past and a Picture of its Present..., Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 45.
5. Eastman, Herbert W. (1897), Semi-Centennial of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire September 6, 7, 8, 9, 1896, Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke Company, p. 12.