# Mr. Brown — Two Years Before the Mast character guide

> Mr. Brown in Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr..

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Richard Brown

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

A passenger on the Pilgrim, traveling to California for business.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_years_before_the_mast_se/chapters/ix)

Bill Brown comments on the unfamiliarity of the place, calling it 'the seventh city that ever I was in, and no Christian one neither.'

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_years_before_the_mast_se/chapters/xxii)

The chief mate of the Alert, described as a hearty, noisy, and capable leader, well-liked by the crew.

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_years_before_the_mast_se/chapters/xxvii)

The chief mate intervenes in the boys' quarrel, organizing a fair fight that resolves the bullying issue.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_years_before_the_mast_se/chapters/xxxiii)

The mate argues with the captain over command boundaries, fights with the steward, and enthusiastically carries out the captain's orders to set more sail.

### [Twenty-Four Years After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_years_before_the_mast_se/chapters/twenty-four-years-after)

Chief mate on the Alert; later commanded noble ships but died after falling into a ship's hold.

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