John Brown (industrialist)

Sir John Brown (6 December 1816 – 27 December 1896), English industrialist, was born in Sheffield. He was known as the Father of the South Yorkshire Iron Trade.

Sir

John Brown
Sir John Brown with Mayor's Chain.
Portrait in Sheffield Town Hall
Born(1816-12-06)6 December 1816
Sheffield
Died27 December 1896(1896-12-27) (aged 80)
Bromley
NationalityBritish
Occupationindustrialist
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