A Guide to Florida Governors and the Florida Cabinet

Thomas Brown (1785-1867)

Second governor: (October 1, 1849 to October 3, 1853)

Party Affiliation: Whig

Lt. Governor: None

First Lady: Elizabeth Simpson Brown

Florida Cabinet

Attorney General:

David P. Hogue (1848-1853)

Comptroller:

Simon Towle (1847-1851)
John Beard (1851-1854)

Secretary of State:

Charles W. Downing (1849-1853)

Treasurer:

William R. Hayward (1848-1853)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Thomas Brown.
  • Search Brown, Thomas, 1785-1867 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 101 Territorial and State Governors (1820-1929)
  • S 32 Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, 1836-1909
  • S 755 Correspondence, 1849-1853

Other Repositories:

• Letters, Stroizer Library, Florida State University

Related Links:

• Thomas Brown, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.