Foster Vincent Brown (December 24, 1852 – March 26, 1937) was an American politician and attorney who served a U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district.
Foster Vincent Brown | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district | |
| 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) |
Early life and education
editBorn near Sparta, Tennessee, Brown was the son of Joseph and Martha Thankful Mitchell Brown, and attended the common schools. He graduated from Burritt College in Spencer, Tennessee, in 1871 and from the Cumberland School of Law in Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1873.
Career
editHe was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Jasper, Tennessee, in 1874.
Brown served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1884, 1896, 1900, and 1916, and as attorney general of the fourth judicial district from 1886 to 1894. He moved to Chattanooga in May 1890 and continued the practice of law.[1]
Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress representing Tennessee's 3rd congressional district Brown 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 of Puerto Rico on 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
editBrown was the father of Joseph Edgar Brown.
Brown died on March 26, 1937, at the age of 84, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Foster V. Brown". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Foster V. Brown". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Foster V. Brown". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Foster V. Brown (id: B000915)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Foster V. Brown at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress