John Evans Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Evans Brown

New Zealand politician

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1827

Place of Birth: Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1895

Profession: politician, farmer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Evans Brown (16 February 1827 – 9 July 1895) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Born in Pennsylvania, he came to New Zealand after spending time in Australia, where he was a farmer and US Consul.
He farmed in Canterbury, where he was known as "Yankee" Brown.
Three of his brothers in law, through his first wife, served as his fellow Members of Parliament.
He married a second time, as his first wife died young, and moved back to the United States.
On his father's land in Asheville, he came to considerable wealth due to the mining of mica.