Titus Brown

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American politician (1786–1849)

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Field	Value
name	Titus Brown
image	TitusBrown.jpg
state	New Hampshire
district	At-Large
term_start	March 4, 1825
term_end	March 3, 1829
predecessor	Matthew Harvey
successor	Joseph Hammons
birth_date
birth_place	Alstead, New Hampshire, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Francestown, New Hampshire, U.S.
resting_place	Mill Village Cemetery, Francestown
party	Adams Party
spouse	Jerusha Cadwell Hutchinson Brown
children	2
alma_mater	Middlebury College
profession	Attorney
Politician
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Early life

Born in Alstead, New Hampshire, Brown graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1811. He then studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Reading, Vermont in 1814.

Career

Brown moved to Francestown, New Hampshire in 1817 and continued the practice of law. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1820–1825, and was the Solicitor of Hillsborough County 1823–1825 and 1829–1834.

Elected as an Adams Republican candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, Brown was United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829). In 1829, he was not a candidate for reelection. After leaving Congress, he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate and served as its president in 1842. He was school superintendent for many years in Francestown and also was the chairman of the boards of bank and railroad commissioners at the time of his death.

Death

Brown died in Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, on January 29, 1849 (age 62 years, 353 days). He is interred at Mill Village Cemetery, Francestown, New Hampshire.

Family life

Son of Elias Jr. and Rebecca Keyes Brown, he married Jerusha Cadwell Hutchinson, and they had two children Linsley Keyes Brown and Emily Hutchinson Brown.

References

External list

Titus Brown (1786–1849)

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References

(2005). "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First Through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, Inclusive". Government Printing Office.
(1895). "History of Francestown, N. H.: From Its Earliest Settlement April, 1758, to January 1, 1891. With a Brief Genealogical Record of All the Francestown Families". J. H. Barker, Printer, 1895.
"Titus Brown". 2014 Ancestry.com.

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