Foster V. Brown
Foster Vincent Brown | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's3rddistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Henry C. Snodgrass |
| Succeeded by | John A. Moon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1852 Sparta, Tennessee |
| Died | March 26, 1937(aged 84) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Children | Joseph Edgar Brown |
| Alma mater | Burritt College(BA) Samford University(LLB) |
Foster Vincent Brown(December 24, 1852 – March 26, 1937) was an American politician and attorney who served aU.S. RepresentativeforTennessee's 3rd congressional district.
Early life and education
[edit]Born nearSparta, Tennessee,Brown was the son of Joseph and Martha Thankful Mitchell Brown, and attended the common schools. He graduated fromBurritt CollegeinSpencer, Tennessee,in 1871 and from theCumberland School of LawinLebanon, Tennessee,in 1873.
Career
[edit]He wasadmitted to the barand commenced practice inJasper, Tennessee,in 1874.
Brown served as delegate to theRepublican National Conventionsin 1884, 1896, 1900, and 1916, and as attorney general of the fourth judicial district from 1886 to 1894. He moved toChattanoogain May 1890 and continued the practice of law.[1]
Elected as aRepublicanto theFifty-fourthCongress representingTennessee's 3rd congressional districtBrown served from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1897.[2]He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1896.
After leaving Congress Brown resumed the practice of law until he was appointed attorney general ofPuerto Ricoon May 10, 1910. He served in that position until April 20, 1912, when he resigned. He then resumed the practice of law in Chattanooga until his death.
Personal life
[edit]Brown was the father ofJoseph Edgar Brown.
Brown died on March 26, 1937, at the age of 84, inChattanooga, Tennessee.He is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Foster V. Brown".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved25 April2013.
- ^"Foster V. Brown".Govtrack US Congress.Retrieved25 April2013.
- ^"Foster V. Brown".The Political Graveyard.Retrieved25 April2013.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."Foster V. Brown (id: B000915)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Foster V. BrownatFind a Grave
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1852 births
- 1937 deaths
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
- People from Sparta, Tennessee
- Politicians from Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Republican Party (Puerto Rico) politicians
- People from Jasper, Tennessee
- Burritt College alumni
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American politicians
- 20th-century American politicians