Alexander Brown

A portrait of Provost Alexander Brown (May 1766 - 16th November 1848). He served as Provost of Aberdeen between 1822-1823 and 1826-1827. Brown was the third son of the Rev. William Brown, the first Session minister of Craigdam. He was apprenticed to bookseller Mr Knight and three years later commenced his own business on Upperkirkgate named Alexander Brown & Son. On 15th September 1787 he was admitted a burgess of Guild and he married Catherine Chalmers on 17th February 1795.