James Clifton Brown
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James Clifton Brown | |
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| Member of Parliament for Horsham | |
| In office 1876–1880 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Henry Hurst |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Fletcher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1841 |
| Died | 5 January 1917 (aged 75) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Amelia Rowe Brown (after 1866) |
| Relations | Sir William Richmond Brown (brother) Sir Alexander Brown (brother) Sir William Brown (grandfather) |
| Children | 10, including Howard, Douglas |
| Parent(s) | Alexander Brown Sarah Benedict Brown |
James Clifton Brown JP (13 February 1841 – 5 January 1917)[1] was a British Liberal Party[2] Member of Parliament (MP).
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.
Brown was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts.[4]
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 both the Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery and the 1st Lancashire Artillery Volunteers and on his retirement in 1884 became the Honorary Colonel of the militia unit.[3][5][6] He was a justice of the peace and in 1888, he was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex.[3]
