Nicholas Brown Jr (4 April 1769 - 27 September 1841) was an American businessman and philanthropist from Providence, Rhode Island. Brown University is named after him. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown and Ives | 1791 | 1841 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Home | Nightingale-Brown House | Providence, RI | |||||
| 1775/05/00 | First Baptist Meetinghouse holds it's first meeting, May 1775, church built 1774-1775 | Member | First Baptist Meetinghouse | Providence, RI | |||
| 1791/00/00 | Thomas Poynton Ives and Nicholas Brown establish the Providence mercantile firm of Brown and Ives. The firm's trade with China Trade includes silks, spices and tea. | Work | |||||
| 1844/00/00 | Nicholas Brown bequeaths $30,000 for a new accommodation where persons "deprived of their reason may find a safe retreat ... conducive to their comfort and to their restoration to a sound state of mind." | Benefactor | Butler Hospital | Providence, RI |
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