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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaWilliam John BROWN
(1805-1857)
BROWN, William John, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Washington, Mason County,
Ky., August 15, 1805; moved to Clermont County, Ohio, in 1808 with
his parents, who settled near New Richmond; attended the common
schools and Franklin Academy in Clermont County; moved to
Rushville, Rush County, Ind., in 1821; studied law; was admitted to
the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Rushville; member of the
State house of representatives 1829-1832; prosecuting attorney
1831-1835; secretary of state of Indiana 1836-1840; moved to
Indianapolis, Ind., in 1837; again a member of the State house of
representatives 1841-1843; elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845); appointed
Second Assistant Postmaster General by President Polk and served
from 1845 until 1849; elected to the Thirty-first Congress (March
4, 1849-March 3, 1851); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
1850; chief editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel 1850-1855; many
times chairman of the Democratic State central committee of
Indiana; appointed by President Pierce as special agent of the Post
Office Department for Indiana and Illinois, which position he held
from 1853 until his death near Indianapolis, Ind., March 18, 1857;
interment in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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