James Clifton Brown

James Clifton Brown JP (13 February 1841 – 5 January 1917)[1] was a British Liberal Party[2] Member of Parliament (MP).

For other people named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation).

James Clifton Brown

JP
Member of Parliament for Newbury
In office
1876–1880
Preceded byRobert Henry Hurst
Succeeded bySir Henry Fletcher
Personal details
Born(1841-02-13)13 February 1841
Died5 January 1917(1917-01-05) (aged 75)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)
Amelia Rowe Brown
​
(
m. after 1866)
RelationsSir William Richmond Brown (brother)
Sir Alexander Brown (brother)
Sir William Brown (grandfather)
Children10, including Howard, Douglas
ParentsAlexander Brown
Sarah Benedict Brown

Early life

He was the second son of Alexander Brown and his wife Sarah Benedict Brown, daughter of James Brown.[3] His elder brother was Sir William Richmond Brown, 2nd Baronet, the High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, and his younger brother was the Liberal politician Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet. His paternal grandfather was the banker and merchant Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet.[4]

Brown was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts.[5]

Career

He was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in 1876 for Horsham in Sussex, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1880 general election.[1][2]

Brown served as lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery[3] and on his retirement in 1884, was granted the rank of an honorary colonel of the 2nd Brigade, Lancashire Division.[6] He was a Justice of the Peace[4] and in 1888, he was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex.[3]

Personal life

On 21 March 1866, he married Amelia Rowe, daughter of Charles Rowe.[7] They had ten children, four daughters and six sons, including:[7]

Brown died on 5 January 1917.

Descendants

One of his grandsons, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (1899–1983), followed him into Parliament, and his great-great-grandson, also Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (b. 1953), is currently serving in Parliament.[9]

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References
  1. "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Horsham". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 155–156. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. Who is Who 1914. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1914. p. 263.
  4. "ThePeerage - James Clifton Brown". Retrieved 16 March 2007.
  5. "Brown, James Clifton (BRWN859JC2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  6. "No. 25424". The London Gazette. 19 December 1884. p. 5873.
  7. Brown, Mary Elizabeth (1917). Alexander Brown and His Descendants, 1764-1916. vol. I. p. 37.
  8. "No. 39408". The London Gazette. 14 December 1951. p. 6523.
  9. Keeping it in the Family The House of Commons Library (18 February 2014).
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Robert Henry Hurst		 Member of Parliament for Horsham
1876 – 1880		 Succeeded by
Sir Henry Fletcher


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