George H. Brown (North Carolina judge)
American judge (1850–1926)
George Hubbard Brown Jr. (May 3, 1850 – March 16, 1926) was a justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1905 to 1920. In 1927, Judge Robert Watson Winston said, "Justice Brown must be called our Dissenting Judge—he was unwilling to bend the law to meet difficult situations or to win popular favor."
Early life
Brown was born in 1850 in Washington, North Carolina. His parents were Elizabeth Bonner and Sylvester T. Brown, a farmer. He was sometimes referred to as George Hubbard Brown Jr. because he shared the name with the uncle, a merchant and founder and president of the Bank of Washington. His maternal grandfather was Richard Bonner, a Washington merchant and the wealthiest man in Beaufort County when he died. He was also a descendant of James Bonner, the founder of Washington. His paternal ancestors included General Thomas Holliday and Captain George Hubbard, both Revolutionary War patriots. He also had four sisters.
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