caption resting_place death_date death_place children birth_place nationality parents birth_date residence image article_title name occupation alma_mater
nicholas , 1836 brown , jr. , painted by chester harding north burial ground providence , rhode island september 27 , 1841 providence , rhode island , united states nicholas brown iii providence , rhode island , united states american nicholas brown i april 4 , 1769 providence , rhode island nicholas brown jr by chester harding 1836.jpg nicholas brown , jr. .
 nicholas brown , jr. . legislator philanthropist brown university -lrb- 1786 -rrb-
nicholas brown , jr. .

nicholas brown , jr. -lrb- april 4 , 1769 -- september 27 , 1841 -rrb- was a providence , rhode island businessman and philanthropist who was the namesake of brown university .
