1914–1965
Biography · Civil Rights
James Brown (Isle of Man)
1815–1881
United Kingdom
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James Brown (2 August 1815 – 12 March 1881) was a British printer, editor and political activist. Born in Liverpool, he moved to Douglas, Isle of Man, in 1846 where he founded The Isle of Man Times newspaper and played an important role in the democratisation of the island's House of Keys.
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