Brown, Alexander, & Sons
Other Business Names:
- Brown, William
- Brown Shipley
- Brown Brothers
- Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Baltimore MD, United States
- Belfast, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
- New York NY, United States
- Philadelphia PA, United States
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading & trade
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Linen cloth trading & trade
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Financial services
Merchant & investment banking services
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Raw cotton trading & trade
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Tobacco trading & trade
Notes:
Traced origins to Alexander Brown, 1764-1834, who started out as a linen merchant at Belfast. Settled in Baltimore in 1800 with his sons and imported linens. Opened houses at New York and Philadelphia. Emerged as a leading North Atlantic merchant, dealing especially in cotton and tobacco. His son, William, settled at Liverpool in 1809 and developed there a leading merchanting business out of which was eventually formed the merchant bank, Brown Shipley. At his death Alexander Brown was one of the USA's wealthiest merchants. The business eventually gave rise to Brown Brothers, later Brown Brothers Harriman, US investment bankers. See also Brown Shipley
Publications:
- Business innovation and social change. The career of Alexander Brown after the War of 1812 by Browne, Gary L
- Cotton operations of Alexander Brown & Sons in the Deep South, 1820-1860 by Killick, John R
- English Merchants. Memoirs in illustration of the progress of British commerce by Bourne, H R Fox
- Financing Anglo American Trade. The House of Brown, 1800-1880 by Perkins, Edwin J
- Partners in Banking. An historical portrait of a great bank, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, 1818-1968 by Kouwenhoven, John A
- Risk, specialization and profit in the mercantile sector of the nineteenth century cotton trade. Alexander Brown & Sons, 1820-80 by Killick, John R
- Story of Alex Brown & Sons [1800-1950] by Kent, Frank R
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Brown, William
- Brown Shipley
- Brown Brothers
- Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Baltimore MD, United States
- Belfast, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
- New York NY, United States
- Philadelphia PA, United States
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Linen cloth trading & trade
- Financial services Merchant & investment banking services
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Raw cotton trading & trade
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Tobacco trading & trade
Notes:
Traced origins to Alexander Brown, 1764-1834, who started out as a linen merchant at Belfast. Settled in Baltimore in 1800 with his sons and imported linens. Opened houses at New York and Philadelphia. Emerged as a leading North Atlantic merchant, dealing especially in cotton and tobacco. His son, William, settled at Liverpool in 1809 and developed there a leading merchanting business out of which was eventually formed the merchant bank, Brown Shipley. At his death Alexander Brown was one of the USA's wealthiest merchants. The business eventually gave rise to Brown Brothers, later Brown Brothers Harriman, US investment bankers. See also Brown ShipleyPublications:
- Business innovation and social change. The career of Alexander Brown after the War of 1812 by Browne, Gary L
- Cotton operations of Alexander Brown & Sons in the Deep South, 1820-1860 by Killick, John R
- English Merchants. Memoirs in illustration of the progress of British commerce by Bourne, H R Fox
- Financing Anglo American Trade. The House of Brown, 1800-1880 by Perkins, Edwin J
- Partners in Banking. An historical portrait of a great bank, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, 1818-1968 by Kouwenhoven, John A
- Risk, specialization and profit in the mercantile sector of the nineteenth century cotton trade. Alexander Brown & Sons, 1820-80 by Killick, John R
- Story of Alex Brown & Sons [1800-1950] by Kent, Frank R