Richard Lewis Brown Sr. (1854–1948) was a builder and state politician who lived in Jacksonville, Florida.
An African American, Brown was born in South Carolina and moved with his family to Florida after the American Civil War, first to Lake City and then Jacksonville.
He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 1881 to 1884.
He was the contractor for Centennial Hall at Edward Waters College.
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