Andrew Brown (1744–1797) was an Irish soldier, journalist and congressional reporter.
According to He settled in Massachusetts, and fought on the American side at Lexington, Bunker Hill, and elsewhere — was made Muster-Master-General in 1777, and afterwards Major.
After the peace, he opened an academy for young ladies in Philadelphia, for which occupation, however, his irritable temper unfitted him.
His death (on 4th February 1797) was caused by injuries received while fruitlessly endeavoring to save his wife and three children from the fire which destroyed his establishment eight days previously.
His son Andrew until 1803 carried on the Gazette; but, taking the British side in politics, he became unpopular, and removed to England, where he died in 1847.