10 Facts About Cornelius Brown

Cornelius Brown was an English journalist and historian.

In 1874,22-year-old Brown became editor of the Newark Advertiser in nearby Newark-on-Trent.

Cornelius Brown became a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and of the Royal Society of Literature.

Whiles was to manage the business side while Cornelius Brown was in charge of editorial matters.

The Advertiser was being printed in Nottingham for want of adequate facilities in Newark, but Cornelius Brown found this a disadvantage and in 1880 the firm took premises at the corner of Appletongate and Magnus Street to house a Wharfedale printing press.

Cornelius Brown already had one book to his credit The Annals of Newark and in 1882 came The Worthies of Notts.

Cornelius Brown had already been writing for the paper for some years, while running a coal business at Beaumond Cross.

At the age of 51, Cornelius Brown decided to hand over some of his editorial responsibilities to Kew, who was then 35.

Cornelius Brown had attended the October board meeting in 1907 but was taken ill ten days later after correcting the final proofs of his History of Newark.

Cornelius Brown was named Ethel and later became Mrs R P Blatherwick.