Milton Brown (politician)
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Milton Brown was a U.S. Representative
from Tennessee
.
, but later moved to Nashville, Tennessee
. Brown studied law and was admitted to the Tennessee bar and began his practice in Paris, Tennessee
, but later from Paris south to Jackson, Tennessee
. There in 1835 he became a judge of the chancery court of west Tennessee and held this position until elected as a Whig
to the Twenty-seventh
Congress.
Brown was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1847) and at the end of his term resumed the practice of law.
Brown was one of the founders of two Universities which still exist today: Southwestern Baptist University, which became Union University
), and of Lambuth College, both in Jackson, Tennessee
.
Brown also served as president of the Mississippi Central &.
Tennessee Railroad Co. from 1854 to 1856.
He served as president of the Mobile &.
Ohio Railroad Co. from 1856 to 1871.
He died in Jackson, Tennessee
, on May 15, 1883.
He is interred in Riverside Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
Biography
He was born in Lebanon, OhioLebanon, Ohio
The population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...
, but later moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. Brown studied law and was admitted to the Tennessee bar and began his practice in Paris, Tennessee
Paris, Tennessee
Paris is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States, west of Nashville, on a fork of the West Sandy River. In 1900, 2,018 people lived in Paris, Tennessee; in 1910, 3,881; and in 1940, 6,395. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,763. It is the county seat of Henry...
, but later from Paris south to Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
. There in 1835 he became a judge of the chancery court of west Tennessee and held this position until elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Twenty-seventh
27th United States Congress
The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month...
Congress.
Brown was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1847) and at the end of his term resumed the practice of law.
Brown was one of the founders of two Universities which still exist today: Southwestern Baptist University, which became Union University
Union University
Union University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hendersonville, Tennessee...
), and of Lambuth College, both in Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
.
Brown also served as president of the Mississippi Central &.
Tennessee Railroad Co. from 1854 to 1856.
He served as president of the Mobile &.
Ohio Railroad Co. from 1856 to 1871.
He died in Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
, on May 15, 1883.
He is interred in Riverside Cemetery.