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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeReese Bowen BRABSON
(1817-1863)
BRABSON, Reese Bowen,
(uncle of Charles Keith Bell), a Representative from Tennessee;
born at Brabsons Ferry, near Knoxville, Tenn., September 16, 1817;
attended the Dandridge Academy, Dandridge, Tenn.; was graduated
from Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn., in 1840; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Chattanooga,
Tenn.; also engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State
house of representatives in 1851 and 1852; elected as a candidate
of the Opposition Party to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4,
1859-March 3, 1861); was not a candidate for renomination in 1860;
engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in
Chattanooga, Tenn., August 16, 1863; interment in the Citizens
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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