Orlando Brown (Kentucky politician)

Orlando Brown
portrait attributed to George Harrison Hite
30th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office
1848–1849
Preceded byWilliam Decatur Reed
Succeeded byJoshua Fry Bell
5th Commissioner of Indian Affairs
In office
1849  July 1, 1850
PresidentZachary Taylor
Preceded byWilliam Medill
Succeeded byLuke Lea
Personal details
BornSeptember 26, 1801
DiedJuly 6, 1867 (1867-07-07) (aged 65)
Political partyWhig
Parents
RelativesMason 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.