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{{Short description|American politician (1873–1942)}}

'''Adon P. Brown''' (October 12, 1873 – April 22, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].

==Life==
He was the son of Henry Brown (1830–1888) and Jennie L. (White) Brown.

He practiced law in [[Leonardsville, New York|Leonardsville]].

Brown was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] from 1917 to 1920, sitting in the [[140th New York State Legislature|140th]], [[141st New York State Legislature|141st]] (both 37th D.), [[142nd New York State Legislature|142nd]] and [[143rd New York State Legislature]]s (both 39th D.); and was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture in 1920.

He died on April 22, 1942, in [[Tampa, Florida]]; and was buried at the Leonardsville Cemetery.

New York Solicitor General [[Wendell P. Brown]] (c.1884–1966) was his brother.

==Sources==
* [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/01/29/112646621.pdf ''STATE MILK CONTROL BILL INTRODUCED''] in NYT on January 29, 1920
* [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/04/03/96877899.pdf ''DOWNING THREATENS TO CHASTISE BROWN''] in NYT on April 3, 1920
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1942/04/24/archives/i-adon-p-brown-i-i-exstate-senator-at-albany-dies-at-68-in-tampa.html ''ADON P. BROWN; Ex-State Senator at Albany Dies at 68 in Tampa, Fla.''] in NYT on April 24, 1942 (subscription required)
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1966/03/01/archives/wendell-brown-state-aide-dead-exsolicitor-general-served-in-albany.html ''WENDELL BROWN, STATE AIDE, DEAD''], his brother's obit, in NYT on March 1, 1966 (subscription required)

==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|93590365}}

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{{succession box | before = [[William Henry Hill (New York)|William Henry Hill]] | title = [[New York State Senate]] <br>39th District | years = 1919–1920 | after = [[Allen J. Bloomfield]]}}
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