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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaJason Brevoort BROWN
(1839-1898)
BROWN, Jason Brevoort, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Dillsboro, Dearborn County,
Ind., February 26, 1839; attended the common schools and Wilmington
Academy, Dearborn County, Ind.; studied law; was admitted to the
bar in 1860 and commenced practice in Brownstown, Ind.; member of
the State house of representatives 1862-1866; member of the State
senate in 1870; secretary of the Territory of Wyoming 1873-1875;
moved to Seymour, Ind., in 1875; again a member of the State senate
1880-1883; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second,
and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1895); chairman,
Committee on Elections (Fifty-third Congress); unsuccessful
candidate for renomination in 1894; resumed the practice of law in
Seymour, Jackson County, Ind., and died there March 10, 1898;
interment in Riverview Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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