Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election:
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 4/16/1809
City: Plymouth, VT
County: Windsor County, VT
Country: US
Death
Date: 4/12/1899
City: Schoolcraft, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 4/15/1899
City: Schoolcraft, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Schoolcraft Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Amelia W. Scott about 1834, she died in 1848; children: 4, Horatio, Joseph, Amelia Ada and Edward Lakin;
married Mary Ann Miles, of Hinesburg, VT, 1852; children: 3, Edward Miles, George Lakin, Addison Makepeace
Number of Children: 7
Background
Religion: Baptist
Military Service:
Occupation: merchant, farmer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
'academical' education
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Thomas and Sally (Parker) Brown. He moved to Ann Arbor at 21, then to Kalamazoo County around 1831. In Prairie Ronde he worked in a store where he then became a partner. He was in business until 1848, when he began to farm near Schoolcraft, MI. He was a member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, 1855-64. He helped secure a prohibition law and was a strong anti-slavery advocate. He was president of the Schoolcraft and Three Rivers Railroad for 6 years.
Notable Facts:
Often listed as E. Lakin Brown.
Served in both chambers.
His ancestors came to America in 1640.
Father of Senator Addison M. Brown.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Printing , Division of Towns and Counties
City of Residence: Schoolcraft
County of Residence Kalamazoo
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Elections , Banks and Incorporations
City of Residence: Schoolcraft
County of Residence Kalamazoo
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Federal Relations , Appropriations and Finance, University , Claims and Public Accounts , State Reform School
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District Description: Kalamazoo County
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
MIBiog 1:116; SeekMI; USCen 1850, 1860; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait
