Francis Scott Brown

1951 - 2020

Francis Scott Brown, well-known New Orleans real estate executive departed this life peacefully on July 9, 2020 after a long illness at the age of 69. He was the second son of the late Joan Burguières Brown and William Perry Brown III and grandson of the late Isabella Moore Burguières and Ernest Aloysius Burguières and the late Yvonne Elder Brown and William Perry Brown Jr. Scott was born April 27, 1951 in New Orleans, attended Ecole Classique, De La Salle High School, The University of Southern Mississippi and graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in marketing and finance. Scott was a real estate entrepreneur and executive spending much of his career with Gardner Realtors where he began as real estate agent, then Director of Relocation and Corporate Services, and then General Manager. Among his many achievements, Scott built an impressive real estate portfolio in uptown New Orleans where he catered to the housing needs of Tulane University students. Scott was also an active family owner of The J.M. Burguières Co., a 143-year-old land acquisition company operating in Florida, Louisiana and Texas with interests in sugarcane, salt mining, environmental mitigation and ranching. His great grandfather, William Perry Brown, was a founder of the Hibernia Bank and cornered the world cotton market, raising the price of cotton for American cotton farmers not once but twice from 9 cents to 22 cents a pound. His great aunt was Leila Moore Williams who with her husband, General L. Kemper Williams, created one of the greatest research centers in the world, The Historic New Orleans Collection. As a young man, Scott was involved in various social organizations including Valencia, where he enjoyed teaching dancing, and was a page and later a member of Oberon. Scott enjoyed his many friends, a second home in Taos, New Mexico, gardening, cat Gracie, and on occasion a little Moët Chandon. He never knew a stranger and enjoyed offering advice to neighbors and business associates. Scott is survived by his loving wife of forty-one years, Martha Allison Brown, and his younger brother, Kemper Williams Brown of Asheville, NC, his wife Elizabeth and their sons Kemper Williams Brown Jr (Elizabeth Wilkes Brown), Dr. Landon Carter Brown (Dr. Alison Flanagan Brown) and William Perry Brown V. He was preceded in death by his older brother, William Perry "Pepper" Brown IV (Stephen W. Clayton). A graveside service at the Hardie family cemetery at Thornhill in Talladega, AL will occur at a later date. Scott's brother in law, Bishop Henry N. Parsley Jr., will officiate the private burial. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Taos Feral Feline Friends, PO Box 1926, Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557 or to Camp Stewart for Boys, 612 FM 1340, Hunt, TX 78024.