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Anson Brown

Anson Brown

American politician


Anson Brown (1800 – June 14, 1840) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Quick Facts Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district, Preceded by ...

Born in Charlton, New York, Brown attended the public schools, and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1819. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ballston Spa, New York. He was one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State Bank (later the Ballston Spa National Bank), which was organized in 1830.

Brown was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1839, until his death in Ballston Spa, June 14, 1840. He was interred in the cemetery of the Ballston Spa Cemetery Association.

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  • United States Congress. "Anson Brown (id: B000901)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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