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Brown began his career as an employee of [[EID Parry|Parry]] before being appointed as a director of the Devalah Central-Gold Mines. In 1880, he was appointed Director of the Oriental Bank Corporation.<ref name="directoryp59">{{cite book|title=The Directory of Directors, 1883|pages=59|year=1883|publisher=Oxford University}}</ref> Brown was elected in 1866-67 as the President of the [[Madras Chamber of Commerce]] and was re-elected in 1868.<ref name="mcc">{{cite web|title=Past Presidents of the Madras Chamber of Commerce 1851-1888|url=http://www.madraschamber.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173&Itemid=154|publisher=MCCI|access-date=2011-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160038/http://www.madraschamber.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173&Itemid=154|archive-date=2011-05-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Brown began his career as an employee of [[EID Parry|Parry]] before being appointed as a director of the Devalah Central-Gold Mines. In 1880, he was appointed Director of the Oriental Bank Corporation.<ref name="directoryp59">{{cite book|title=The Directory of Directors, 1883|pages=59|year=1883|publisher=Oxford University}}</ref> Brown was elected in 1866-67 as the President of the [[Madras Chamber of Commerce]] and was re-elected in 1868.<ref name="mcc">{{cite web|title=Past Presidents of the Madras Chamber of Commerce 1851-1888|url=http://www.madraschamber.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173&Itemid=154|publisher=MCCI|access-date=2011-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160038/http://www.madraschamber.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173&Itemid=154|archive-date=2011-05-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Brown was appointed additional member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] on 2 December 1865 and served till 1867.<ref name="reportp1">{{cite book|title=Report on the administration of the Madras Presidency|pages=1|publisher=Superintendent, Government Press|year=1866}}</ref>
Brown was appointed additional member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] on 2 December 1865 and served until 1867.<ref name="reportp1">{{cite book|title=Report on the administration of the Madras Presidency|pages=1|publisher=Superintendent, Government Press|year=1866}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:54, 20 April 2022

Alexander Forrester Brown was an Indian industrialist who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1865 to 1867.

Brown began his career as an employee of Parry before being appointed as a director of the Devalah Central-Gold Mines. In 1880, he was appointed Director of the Oriental Bank Corporation.[1] Brown was elected in 1866-67 as the President of the Madras Chamber of Commerce and was re-elected in 1868.[2]

Brown was appointed additional member of the Madras Legislative Council on 2 December 1865 and served until 1867.[3]

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  1. The Directory of Directors, 1883. Oxford University. 1883. p. 59.
  2. "Past Presidents of the Madras Chamber of Commerce 1851-1888". MCCI. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  3. Report on the administration of the Madras Presidency. Superintendent, Government Press. 1866. p. 1.