John Evans Brown
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Brown in 1882
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Albans |
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In office 1881 – 1884 |
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| Succeeded by | Francis Garrick |
| Majority | 50 |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Ashley |
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In office 1871 – 1879 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Tancred |
| Succeeded by | William Moorhouse |
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16 February 1827 Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | 9 July 1895 (aged 68) Asheville, North Carolina, United States |
| Nationality |
United States of America New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Theresa Australia Peacock Jane (Emily) Martin |
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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.
Brown was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, the son of Major William J. Brown (1803–84) and Ann Marshall Evans. His siblings were William Caleb Brown and Samuel S. Brown. He went to California in 1849 where he worked as a surveyor for a few years, before moving to New South Wales in Australia. There he ran a sheep and cattle farm and served as US Consul. On 11 October 1859 in Sydney, he married Theresa Australia Brown (née Peacock), the daughter of John Jenkins Peacock (d. 1866) and Maria Peacock (1804–1884).
The Browns moved to New Zealand and settled in a farming community on the Eyre River near Christchurch. Brown gave the area a Cherokee name, Swannanoa, and was known in the district as "Yankee Brown". He was a main benefactor of the Swannanoa Methodist Church, which opened in 1874. He moved to Papanui in 1877, having bought property in what became Brown's Road but is now spelt Browns Road. He was the first general manager of the Christchurch Tramway Board. The residence was called Chippenham Lodge and still stands today.
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