BROWN, John Carter, in Providence, R. I., June 10, 1875, aged 76. He was the second son of the Hon. Nicholas Brown, the distinguished benefactor of Brown University, from whom that institution received its name. He received his education at that university, where he graduated in 1816. Soon after, he entered upon the pursuit of business in connection with the house of Brown & Ives, of which firm in 1832 he became a partner. On the death of his father in 1841, he inherited a large estate, and became more fully identified with business affairs. He travelled much in all parts of the United States, and resided in Europe at different times, for several years. He early began to take an interest in collecting rare and curious books, a pursuit on which he bestowed great attention and care, and in the prosecution of which he made large expenditures. The private library which he left was one of the most valuable in this country. By far the most conspicuous portion of it was is collection of books relating to North and South America, of which a catalogue was privately printed in 1865, in four royal octavo volumes, and a second edition of the first volume in 1875. In 1828, he was chosen a trustee, and in 1842 a fellow of Brown University, and he was ever after connected with the management of its affairs. He bestowed upon the university many munificent gifts of different kinds.
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