William G. Brown Sr.
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William Gay Brown Sr. (September 25, 1800 – April 19, 1884) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of William G. Brown, Jr.
Biography
Born in Kingwood, Virginia (now West Virginia), Brown attended the public schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1823, commencing practice in Kingwood. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1832 and again from 1840 to 1843 before being elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1844, serving from 1845 to 1849. He was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1850 and 1861 and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1860 in both Charleston, South Carolina and Baltimore, Maryland. He was elected back to the House as a Unionist in 1860, serving again from 1861 to 1863 and upon West Virginia being admitted to the Union, was elected back as an Unconditional Unionist, serving again from 1863 to 1865. Brown died in Kingwood, West Virginia on April 19, 1884 and was interred there in Maplewood Cemetery.
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- William G. Brown Sr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-04-30
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th congressional district March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 (obsolete district) |
Succeeded by Alexander Newman |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th congressional district March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 |
Succeeded by John S. Wise(1) |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865 |
Succeeded by George R. Latham |
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1. Because of Virginia's secession and redistricting, the House seat was vacant for twenty years before Wise succeeded Brown. |
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- People from Kingwood, West Virginia
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- Unconditional Union Party members of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia
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- Virginia Secession Delegates of 1861
- People of Virginia in the American Civil War
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