Obadiah Brown
| Region | Occupation | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America, New England | Businessman | 1712 | 1762 |
4th generation of Providence Browns; younger son of the first Brown to enter commerce, James (1666-17xx) and brother of James (1700-1739), with whom he expanded their father's commercial interests into several seagoing enterprises. Like James, he started out at sea as a super-cargo trading in the West Indies. Started the family's interest in the manufacture/export of spermacetti candles in 1751. In 1750s also moved into marine indurance. Attempted to initate direct trade between Rhode Island (by passing Boston) and London; was briefly engaged in the West African slave trade in 1736.
Sources
Robert A. McCaughey Browns of Providence Plantations; Colonial Years (1952)Related People
John BrownNicholas Brown
Moses Brown
James Brown
Joseph Brown
Related Ships
Wheel of Fortune (1759)Sally (1764)
Compiler
Peter Richards