Orlando Brown (Kentucky politician)
Orlando Brown | |
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portrait attributed to George Harrison Hite | |
| 30th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
| Governor | John J. Crittenden |
| Preceded by | William Decatur Reed |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Fry Bell |
| 5th Commissioner of Indian Affairs | |
| In office 1849 – July 1, 1850 | |
| President | Zachary Taylor |
| Preceded by | William Medill |
| Succeeded by | Luke Lea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1801 |
| Died | July 6, 1867 (aged 65) |
| Party | Whig |
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| Relatives | Mason Brown (brother) |
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Orlando Brown (September 26, 1801 – July 26, 1867) was a Kentucky politician, newspaper publisher, and historian, who also held the office of Indian Commissioner during the Zachary Taylor administration. Brown was a Whig and an anti-secessionist. He was the son of John Brown, Kentucky's first member of Congress.