John Brown was the reeve of Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...

, Canada

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 from 1883 - 1884. He also server as a councillor

Councillor

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 on the Richmond Hill Village Council in 1874.

Brown opened a grocery store in Richmond Hill in 1872. In 1873, the village council appointed Brown a license inspector. He was elected to the village council as a councillor in 1874, serving for one year. He was elected reeve of Richmond Hill in 1883, and again in 1884.

He closed his grocery store in 1884.