Hugh M. Browne

Hugh Mason Browne (1851–1923) was an American educator and civil rights activist who served as principal of the Institute for Colored Youth (now the Cheyney University of Pennsylvania) from 1902 to 1913. Browne was born and raised in Washington, D. C., and attended public schools before entering Howard University.^[1] After graduating from Howard, Browne attended Princeton Theological Seminary, graduating in 1878. Browne later taught at Liberia College and Hampton University.^[2][3] A proponent of vocational education who was active in the NAACP and philosophically aligned with Booker T. Washington, Browne oversaw the move of the Institute for Colored Youth from urban Philadelphia to rural Cheyney and founded a teacher training school at the new location. He invented a device to stop wastewater from flowing back into homes, receiving a patent for his invention on April 29, 1890.^[4]

Hugh M. Browne
Born	Hugh Mason Browne (1851-06-12)June 12, 1851 Washington, D.C., US
Died	October 30, 1923(1923-10-30) (aged 72) Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	Howard University, Princeton Theological Seminary
Occupation(s)	Educator, civil rights activist, inventor
Known for	Principal of the Institute for Colored Youth

References

1. Grimké, Francis J. (1942). "Hugh M. Browne". The Works of Francis J. Grimké. Vol. 1. pp. 189–200.
2. Rex, Kyle (2012-11-20). "Hugh Mason Browne (1851-1923)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
3. "The Horizon". The Crisis. 27 (4). NAACP: 180–181. February 1924. hdl:2027/mdp.39015019146359 – via HathiTrust.
4. Schons, Mary (2022-07-12). "African-American Inventors II". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2022-09-02.