John L. Brown (Ontario politician)

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = John Brown

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| office = Ontario MPP

| term_start = 1967

| term_end = 1971

| predecessor = New riding

| successor = Thomas Alfred Wardle

| constituency = Beaches-Woodbine

| party = New Democrat

| birth_date = June 10, 1921

| birth_place = Kidder, South Dakota, United States

| death_date ={{death date and given age|2004|10|20|82}}

| death_place = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

| residence =

| occupation = Child care worker

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John Leroy Brown (June 10, 1921 – October 20, 2004) was a Canadian politician, who represented the newly created riding of Beaches-Woodbine in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1971 as a NDP member.

He was born in Kidder, South Dakota, United States, to Neal J. Brown and Martha Henpim.{{cite news |title=Why John Brown is quitting |last=Munro |first=Ross H |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=August 4, 1971 |page=1}} Brown was an opposition member during a majority Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Bill Davis. He served on six Standing Committees of the Legislative Assembly, including Health and Education and University Affairs. He was a businessman and the founder of Browndale, a company that worked with "emotionally disturbed children".{{cite news |title=The fall and rise of John Brown, child-care worker and entrepreneur |first=Nancy |last=Cooper |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 15, 1974 |page=1}} He died in 2004 while on a visit to Newfoundland.{{cite news |url=http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/tele-obits-oct04.shtml |title=Obituary: John Brown |date=October 4, 2004}}