Frank Brown (August 8, 1846 – February 3, 1920), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 42nd governor of Maryland in the United States from 1892 to 1896. He also served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1876 to 1878.
Early life
Frank Brown was born on August 8, 1846, near Sykesville, Maryland, to Susan A. (née Bennett) and Stephen T. Cockey Brown. His great-grandfather Abel Brown emigrated from Dumfries, Scotland, to Maryland. His mother's father was a farmer in Carroll County. Brown studied at schools in Carroll, Howard and Baltimore counties. At a young age, Brown worked at R. Sinclair and Company in Baltimore.
In 1887, Brown was one of five candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, but he lost to Elihu Emory Jackson. In 1892, Brown was a delegate at-large at the 1892 Democratic National Convention. In 1905, Brown served as a presidential elector.