Seth W. Brown

Seth W. Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	George W. Hulick
Succeeded by	Charles Q. Hildebrant
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Warren County district
In office January 7, 1884 – January 1, 1888
Preceded by	James Scott
Succeeded by	William T. Whitacre
Personal details
Born	January 4, 1841 Waynesville, Ohio
Died	February 24, 1923 (aged 82) Lebanon, Ohio
Resting place	Miami Cemetery
Political party	Republican

Seth W. Brown (January 4, 1841 – February 24, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born near Waynesville, Ohio, Brown attended the public schools. During the Civil War served in Company H, Seventy-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He engaged in the newspaper business. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Waynesville, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney for Warren County 1880-1883. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon, Ohio. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1883-1887. Presidential elector in 1888 for Harrison/Morton.^[1] Brown was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon and Cincinnati, Ohio. Writer on political and governmental subjects. He died in Lebanon, Ohio, February 24, 1923. He was interred in Miami Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.

References

1. Taylor 1899 : vol. 2, 106

Source

• Seth W. Brown at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... 2. State of Ohio. p. 106.