Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician)

Cecil Brown (October 9, 1850 – March 6, 1917) was an American attorney, politician, businessman, and banker in the Kingdom, Republic, and Territory of Hawaii.

Cecil Brown
Territory of Hawaii
Senate
In office
1910–1913
In office
1898–1904
Republic of Hawaii
Senate
In office
1895–1898
Provisional Government of Hawaii
Advisory Council
In office
January 25, 1893  October 25, 1894
Kingdom of Hawaii
Attorney General
In office
November 8, 1892  January 12, 1893
MonarchLiliuokalani
Preceded byCharles F. Creighton
Succeeded byArthur P. Peterson
Kingdom of Hawaii
House of Representatives
In office
February 11, 1884  November 1892
Kingdom of Hawaii
Deputy Attorney General
In office
1878–1880
Kingdom of Hawaii
House of Representatives
In office
1876–1878
Personal details
Born(1850-10-09)October 9, 1850
Wailua, Hawaii
DiedMarch 6, 1917(1917-03-06) (aged 66)
Honolulu
SpouseMary Kameʻeleihiwa Dickson
OccupationLawyer, Politician, Banker
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Brown served as a member of the Kingdom of Hawaii House of Representatives, Deputy Attorney General, and Attorney General. He served on the Advisory Council for the Provisional Government of Hawaii, the Council of State for the Republic of Hawaii, and in the Senate of both the Republic and Territory of Hawaii. Brown had diverse investments, was a director or officer of several sugar companies, and Vice-President of the Hawaiian Bell and Mutual Telephone Company when service to the Hawaiian Islands was being developed. Brown was also the founding President of the first national bank chartered in Hawaii.

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