Brown also held the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the local militia, served as the mayor of Belleville in 1862 and 1863, and was a reeve for Hastings for six years. In 1861, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the assembly for the Province of Canada.
Brown held the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the local militia, served as mayor of Belleville twice (in 1862 and 1863), and was a reeve for Hastings for six years. In 1861, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the assembly for the Province of Canada.