Seth W. Brown
Seth W. Brown | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district | |
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | |
Preceded by | George W. Hulick |
Succeeded by | Charles Q. Hildebrant |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Warren County district | |
In office January 7, 1884 – January 1, 1888 | |
Preceded by | James Scott |
Succeeded by | William T. Whitacre |
Personal details | |
Born |
Waynesville, Ohio | January 4, 1841
Died |
February 24, 1923 82) Lebanon, Ohio | (aged
Resting place | Miami Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
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Seth W. Brown (January 4, 1841 – February 24, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near Waynesville, Ohio, Brown attended the public schools. During the Civil War served in Company H, Seventy-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He engaged in the newspaper business. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Waynesville, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney for Warren County 1880-1883. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon, Ohio. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1883-1887. Presidential elector in 1888 for Harrison/Morton.[1] Brown was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon and Cincinnati, Ohio. Writer on political and governmental subjects. He died in Lebanon, Ohio, February 24, 1923. He was interred in Miami Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.
References
- ↑ Taylor 1899 : vol. 2, 106
Sources
- United States Congress. "Seth W. Brown (id: B000943)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... 2. State of Ohio. p. 106.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by George W. Hulick |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th congressional district 1897–1901 |
Succeeded by Charles Q. Hildebrant |