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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeAaron Venable BROWN
(1795-1859)
BROWN, Aaron Venable, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Brunswick County, Va.,
August 15, 1795; attended Westrayville Academy, North Carolina, and
was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
in 1814; moved to Nashville, Tenn., in 1815; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1817 and commenced practice in Nashville;
moved to Giles County in 1818 and continued the practice of law;
became the partner of James K. Polk; served in the State senate
1821-1825; member of the State house of representatives 1831-1833;
elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and
Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1845); chairman,
Committee on Territories (Twenty-eighth Congress); was not a
candidate for reelection in 1844; Governor of Tennessee 1845-1847;
unsuccessful candidate for reelection; delegate to the Democratic
National Convention in 1852; appointed Postmaster General in the
Cabinet of President Buchanan on March 6, 1857, and served until
his death in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 1859; interment in Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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