George Houston Brown
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George Houston Brown was an American
Whig Party
politician
, who represented in the United States House of Representatives
from 1851 to 1853.
on February 12, 1810. He attended the common schools and Lawrenceville Academy
and graduated from Princeton College
in 1828. He was a teacher in Lawrenceville Academy from 1828-1830. He studied law at Yale College
for one year and also in a law office in Somerville, New Jersey
, was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in Somerville. He was a member of the New Jersey Legislative Council
from 1842–1845, and was a delegate to the New Jersey constitutional convention
in 1844.
Brown was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress
, serving in office from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
from 1861 until his death in Somerville, New Jersey
on August 1, 1865, where he was interred in the Somerville Old Cemetery.
United States
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Whig Party
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...
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Politician
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, who represented in the United States House of Representatives
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 1851 to 1853.
Biography
Brown was born in Lawrenceville, New JerseyLawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,887...
on February 12, 1810. He attended the common schools and Lawrenceville Academy
Lawrenceville School
The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located on in the historic community of Lawrenceville, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, U.S., five miles southwest of Princeton....
and graduated from Princeton College
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1828. He was a teacher in Lawrenceville Academy from 1828-1830. He studied law at Yale College
Yale College
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for one year and also in a law office in Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,098. It is the county seat of Somerset County....
, was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in Somerville. He was a member of the New Jersey Legislative Council
New Jersey Legislative Council
The New Jersey Legislative Council was the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature under the New Jersey Constitution of 1776 until it was replaced by the New Jersey Senate under the Constitution of 1844.-History:...
from 1842–1845, and was a delegate to the New Jersey constitutional convention
Constitutional convention (political meeting)
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in 1844.
Brown was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress
32nd United States Congress
The Thirty-second 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, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and...
, serving in office from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
New Jersey Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776...
from 1861 until his death in Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,098. It is the county seat of Somerset County....
on August 1, 1865, where he was interred in the Somerville Old Cemetery.
External links
- George Houston Brown at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...