George Francis Brown (1802–1871[1]) was a British civil servant of the East India Company, and Commissioner of Bhagalpur, Bihar at the time of the Santhal rebellion.
[1] His father, a chaplain in Bengal, died in 1812, and his mother Frances (née Cowley) then brought her family of eight children to London.
[3] Appointed as writer in 1820, he returned to India in November 1821, and was given posts at the assistant level, in the revenue and judicial systems, in 1823.
[12] The rebels moved on the town of Barhait, and gained an initial victory at Pirpainti, against British forces led by Major F. W. Burroughs, sent from Bhagalpur.
[13] He persisted with claims that the rebellion was being promoted by agitators, and argued his case with Frederick James Halliday.
[15] Bidwell's report pointed a finger at Pontet, accused of failing to support the large number of Santal migrants to the area.