John Nicholas Brown II was born in 1900 and was part of the famous Brown family.
John Nicholas Brown II (February 21, 1900  October 10, 1979) was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR) from 1946 to 1949. He was a member of the Brown family that had been active in American life since before the American Revolution and who were the major early benefactors of Brown University. 
