William Henry Brown (1867 or 1868 – 15 December 1950) was a British co-operative movement journalist and activist.
Born in East London, Brown studied at Toynbee Hall and the Oxford House University Settlement, becoming a pupil-teacher.
In 1888, he began working for the South Hants Evening Star, then, the following year, moved to become assistant editor of the British Trade Journal, then moving on to Architecture.
[1] Brown had known leading members of the co-operative movement from an early age, through his father.
He then moved to Manchester to work in the publicity department of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, as editor of the Producer, also working on writing histories of several local co-operative societies.