James Brown

U.S. Congressperson

1766 – 1835

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Who was James Brown?

James Brown was a lawyer, U.S. Senator from Louisiana and Minister to France. He was the brother of John Brown, the cousin of John Breckinridge, James Breckinridge and Francis Preston, the brother-in-law of Henry Clay, the uncle of James Brown Clay, Henry Clay, Jr., John Morrison Clay, the great uncle of B. Gratz Brown and the cousin-in-law of Thomas Hart Benton.

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Born
Sep 11, 1766
Staunton city
Siblings
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Washington and Lee University
  • College of William and Mary
Lived in
  • Virginia
Died
Apr 7, 1835
Philadelphia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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