John Cunningham Brown (February 13, 1844 – January 18, 1929)[1] was an Irish-born newspaper owner and political figure in British Columbia.
He was born in Fermoy in 1844,[2] the son of Robert Campbell Brown, and was educated at the Royal Academy in Belfast.
Brown entered Queen's College in 1861, planning to study medicine, but left the following year for Victoria, British Columbia with a brother.
Brown was a member of the local militia and also served as chairman of the board of school trustees.
[3] Brown was named to the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary in 1900;[4] due to the regulations at that time, he was required to run again for his seat in a by-election and he lost his seat in the assembly to Thomas Gifford in September 1901.