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About Owen Brown
Owen Brown, 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 civil servant and a fervent, outspoken abolitionist. 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 in the town of Hudson, Ohio.
Everything about Owen Brown →- Occupation
- tanner, cobbler
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 16, 1771
- Died
- May 8, 1856