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| | John Brown |
 | | BROWN, John, clergyman, born in New York City, 19 May, 1791; died in Newburg, New York, 15 August, 1884. |
 | | Brown succeeded in forming his own congregation into a strong parish, and largely aided feebler churches in neighboring counties. |
 | | He was believed to be the oldest Episcopal clergyman, in point of service, in the United States, and was also one of the oldest masons in the country, having been initiated on 16 June, 1817, in Hiram lodge, Newburg. |
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