George William Brown (mayor)
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George William Brown was an American politician, judge and academic. A graduate of Rutgers College in 1831, he was mayor of Baltimore from 1860 to 1861, professor in University of Maryland School of L
Gabrielle D. Clements, Hon. George William Brown, 1901, City of Baltimore Circuit Court
Johns Hopkins
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Johns Hopkins was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist best known for funding the establishment of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital, which have since become leading in
George William Brown (mayor)
…by the wealthiest of her citizens, a native of this county [ Anne Arundel County ].” While Brown did not name the individual, he was referring to Johns Hopkins, who in 1867 had announced his intention to found a university and a hospital upon his death. Brown and Hopkins were contemporaries and respected each…
Hopkins, c. 1871
Share of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, issued July 26, 1856, and signed by Johns Hopkins as the company's pro tem president
Johns Hopkins Monument at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
Hopkins' gravestone (center) in Green Mount Cemetery