William G. Brown Sr.

For the West Virginia congressman (1856–1916), see William Gay Brown, Jr..
William G. Brown Sr.

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.". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-04-30. 

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Lewis Steenrod		 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
Sherrard Clemens		 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)
Preceded by
(none)		 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
Notes and references
1. Because of Virginia's secession and redistricting, the House seat was vacant for twenty years before Wise succeeded Brown.


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