Thomas J. Brown (writer)
Thomas J. Brown | |
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| Born | Thomas James Brown 21 January 1867 Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 8 May 1926 (aged 59) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Other names | T. J. Brown |
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| Notable work | Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia (1922) |
| Spouse | Matilda Livingstone (m. 1893) |
| Children | 10 |
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Thomas James Brown (21 January 1867 – 8 May 1926) was a Canadian mining official who served as the Deputy Minister of Mines in Nova Scotia from 1922 until his death in 1926. He is remembered as the author of Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia (1922), the first study exclusively dedicated to Nova Scotian place-names.