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The gardens were severely damaged during Cyclone Tracy in 1974, 89% of all plants were lost. Restoration after the cyclone was led by George Brown, who had worked at the gardens since 1969 and served as curator from 1971 to 1990, and who was Lord Mayor of Darwin from 1992 until 2002. The gardens were renamed in 2002 to recognize George Brown's ...
Biography. Brown was born in Rushville, Indiana, and entered the navy as a midshipman on February 5, 1849. He subsequently served aboard the Cumberland in the Mediterranean Squadron (1849–1851) and St. Lawrence in the Pacific Squadron (1851–1854). [1] He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1855.
Football career. Brown was born in Glasgow on 7 January 1907. He joined Rangers in September 1929 from Ashfield and made his debut against Ayr United in November of that year. [1] He remained at Rangers for the remainder of his career, winning a total of seven League Championships and four Scottish Cups before retiring in 1942.
George Brown & Co. Limited (George Brown & Co. (Marine) Limited from 1937) was a ship building and repair company which operated from the Garvel Park Shipyard, Greenock, Scotland. It was incorporated in 1901 by its eponymous founder, formerly general manager of Denny's Shipyard in Dumbarton . [3]
George Brown (rower) George Brown (February 7, 1839 at Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, [1] British North America – July 8, 1875) was a champion single sculler and for five years in a row won the $150 Belt offered by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. He was regarded as one of the greatest long distance scullers in the world. [2]
Biography Early life and career. George Mackay Brown was born on 17 October 1921, the youngest of six children. His parents were John Brown, a tailor and postman, and Mhairi Mackay, a descendant of Clan Mackay who had been brought up in Braal, a hamlet near Strathy, Sutherland, as a native speaker of the Reay Country dialect of Scottish Gaelic.
George Scratchley Brown. George Scratchley Brown (17 August 1918 – 5 December 1978) was a United States Air Force general who served as the eighth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he served as the senior military adviser to the president of the United States, the National Security Council and the secretary of defense.
George "Jorge" Edwards Brown (1780 – March 5, 1848) was an English-born Chilean businessman and politician. He served as President of the Provincial Assembly of Coquimbo, Proprietary Deputy for Vallenar, Deputy for Huasco, Deputy for Andacollo and Deputy for Freirina. He was the founder and patriarch of the Edwards family in Chile.