L.B. Brown

Lawrence Bernard Brown (September 12, 1856 – June 16, 1941) was a self-made businessman, community leader, and master carpenter.

L.B. Brown
Born(1856-09-12)September 12, 1856
Wacahoota, Florida
OccupationBusinessman and carpenter

Biography

Brown was born in Wacahoota, Florida[1] the sixth of seven children by Peter (a "plantation minister") and Catherine Brown.[2] Brown along with the rest of his family lived as enslaved peoples until slavery was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865.

He died in Bartow, Florida in 1941.

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See also

References
  1. "Wacahoota". floridamemory.com.
  2. "About". LBBrown.com.
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