Sacramento
County
Biographies
JOHN Q.
BROWN
Ex-Mayor Brown, of Sacramento, has great
popularity and is held in high esteem among those who know him best. He is
modest and unassuming, and his success may be attributed to his rectitude of
character and honest purpose in his private life and official duties as a
public servant; for as such he regards himself when invested with position and
authority by the people. He was born in Kentucky and spent his boyhood days on
his father’s farm. His education was completed at Mount
Marino Seminary and while a young man he emigrated to Missouri. The life
of a farmer was not suited to his taste and he engaged as a clerk in
merchandising for one year in Lexington, Missouri. He arrived in California in
July, 1850, and took a hand in mining near Placerville for a short time. He
commenced business in Sacramento in 1851, and has made this city his home since
that time. He has filled various official positions in Sacramento county, among which are Deputy County Clerk, Public
Administrator, Mayor, and has always taken a deep interest in the welfare of the
city. He is now President of the State Board of Trade and Gas Inspector for San
Francisco. He has not sought public honors or official position only as a duty,
and at the solicitation of those who appreciate him as a reliable and
trustworthy citizen. His social standing, high sense
of honor and large experience in educational affairs make him a fit
representative of the Leland Stanford, Junior, University.
Transcribed By: Cecelia M. Setty.
Source: “Illustrated Fraternal Directory Including
Educational Institutions on the Pacific Coast”, Page 43, Publ. Bancroft
Co., San Francisco. Cal. 1889.
© 2012 Cecelia
M. Setty.