John Brown Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Brown, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1859–18593 events1 places

Chronological biography

1859

Death of John Brown1859

Warfare / Civil War

Hanged for capturing a Government arsenal

Execution1859

Warfare / Civil War

Hanged for capturing a Government arsenal

Capture of Harpers Ferry16 October 1859

Warfare / Civil War · Harpers Ferry

The abolitionist, John Brown, captures the Government arsenal at Harpers Ferry

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.