John Brown (bridge)
John Brown (born 1887 – deceased) of Grimsby, Yorkshire, was a contract bridge player and author. He was the winner of the National Pairs, Northern Area in 1952. His best-known book is Winning Defense (1952) which was regarded as making a "major contribution to the technical development of the game". He was a contributor to many periodicals.
Brown was the head ("County Captain") of the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association for several years starting in 1947.
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