Joseph R. Brown - Citizendia

Joseph R. (Renshaw) Brown b. 1805 d. 1870 buried: Henderson, Minnesota
Served: Territorial Council 1854-55 (District 6); Territorial House 1857 (District 10); Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 10)
Came to Minnesota in 1820 and became well known as a trader, businessman, Indian agent, politician, speculator, and inventor. Henderson is a city in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers In United States history an Indian agent was an individual authorized to interact with Native American tribes on behalf of the U A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person

Brown County and Browns Valley in Minnesota are named after him. Brown County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota Browns Valley is a city in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States, adjacent to the South Dakota border Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers

Home: Joseph R. Brown State Wayside Reststop; Renville County Highway 15, south of Sacred Heart, Minnesota. Sacred Heart is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The Joseph R. Brown State Wayside Reststop displays the granite ruins of Brown's home from 1862. Destroyed on August 19, 1862 during the U. S. /Dakota Conflict, also known as the Minnesota Sioux Uprising. The three story home was a mansion compared to normal pioneer homes. Brown's family(his wife and 12 children) were spared because of his wife's Native American heritage.

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