William Liston Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Liston Brown
American businessman
Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1842
Place of Birth: St. Joseph, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 01-Nov-1929
Profession: businessperson
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About William Liston Brown
- William Liston Brown (August 23, 1842 – November 1, 1929) was an American businessman and industrialist in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
- Brown served in the Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery during the Civil War, then developed Pickands, Brown & Company, a leading distributor of coke and pig iron.
- He later became a prominent leader in shipbuilding, directing the American Ship Building Company and several of its subsidiaries.
- He was also a director of the First National Bank of Chicago and Lackawanna Steel Company.
- Brown was a trustee of the Chicago Orchestra and Northwestern University.
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