William Liston Brown
(1842-1929)
American businessman
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William Liston Brown (August 23, 1842 – November 1, 1929) was an American businessman and industrialist in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Brown served in the Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery during the Civil War, then developed Pickands, Brown & Company, a leading distributor of coke and pig iron. He later became a prominent leader in shipbuilding, directing the American Ship Building Company and several of its subsidiaries. He was also a director of the First National Bank of Chicago and Lackawanna Steel Company. Brown was a trustee of the Chicago Orchestra and Northwestern University.
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23 August 1842 St. Joseph, Michigan
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| Died |
1 November 1929 (aged 87) Pasadena, California
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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