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Colonel Robert Brown (1804-1860) was born on December 14, 1804, in Camden County, Georgia, to Sarah Mizell, age 30, and John "Jack" Brown, age 40. He spent most of his adult life in Columbia County, Florida, living in Suwannee Shoals which is approximately 12 miles north of Lake City, Florida. He is buried in the cemetery of the Corinth Methodist Church in that locale. Colonel Brown was leader of the Florida Militia for north central Florida during the Second Seminole War. An 1838 Supplement to The Floridian published a collection of letters between Governor Call and Colonel Brown which provides details of skirmishes and logistical difficulties during this bloody conflict. In the 1846 Florida Legislature (first after the state of Florida was formed in 1845) Brown was elected Speaker of the House. Later, as representative of Columbia County, he introduced legislation that changed the name of the town of Alligator to Lake City. Colonel Brown married Eliza Ann Clementine Pendergast in Camden County, Georgia, on November 11, 1829, when he was 24 years old. They had the following children: John Vincent Brown, David Williard Brown, George Washington Brown, Wilson Brooks Brown, Georgia Ann Florida Brown, Epaminondas Brown, and Oregon Calhoun Brown.

Colonel Robert Brown - First Speaker of House in Florida, Leader in Second Seminole War
Colonel Robert Brown (1804-1860) was born on December 14, 1804, in Camden County, Georgia, to Sarah Mizell, age 30, and John "Jack" Brown, age 40. He spent most of his adult life in Columbia County, Florida, living in Suwannee Shoals which is approximately 12 miles north of Lake City, Florida. He is buried in the cemetery of the Corinth Methodist Church in that locale. Colonel Brown was leader of the Florida Militia for north central Florida during the Second Seminole War. An 1838 Supplement to The Floridian published a collection of letters between Governor Call and Colonel Brown which provides details of skirmishes and logistical difficulties during this bloody conflict. In the 1846 Florida Legislature (first after the state of Florida was formed in 1845) Brown was elected Speaker of the House. Later, as representative of Columbia County, he introduced legislation that changed the name of the town of Alligator to Lake City. Colonel Brown married Eliza Ann Clementine Pendergast in Camden County, Georgia, on November 11, 1829, when he was 24 years old. They had the following children: John Vincent Brown, David Williard Brown, George Washington Brown, Wilson Brooks Brown, Georgia Ann Florida Brown, Epaminondas Brown, and Oregon Calhoun Brown.