Orlando Brown | |
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 portrait attributed to George Harrison Hite | |
| Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
| Preceded by | William Decatur Reed |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Fry Bell |
| Commissioner of Indian Affairs | |
| In office 1849 – July 1, 1850 | |
| President | Zachary Taylor |
| Preceded by | William Medill |
| Succeeded by | Luke Lea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1801 |
| Died | July 6, 1867 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Whig |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Mason Brown (brother) |
Orlando Brown (September 26, 1801 – July 6, 1867) was a Kentucky politician, newspaper publisher and historian, who also held the office of Indian Commissioner during the Zachary Taylor administration. Brown was a Whig and an anti-secessionist. He was the son of John Brown, Kentucky's first member of Congress.
Orlando Brown received his appointment as Commissioner of Indian Affairs based on his loyalty to the Taylor campaign, and used it to distribute further patronage appointments. He became disillusioned with the position, and resigned it on July 1, 1850, eight days before Taylor died.
Brown spent most of his later years working on a history of Kentucky governors, but his work was uncompleted when he died in 1867.
