John Robert Brown (Virginia politician)

John Robert Brown (January 14, 1842 – August 4, 1927) was a United States Representative from Virginia.

John Robert Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byGeorge Cabell
Succeeded byPosey G. Lester
Personal details
Born(1842-01-14)January 14, 1842
Franklin County, Virginia
DiedAugust 4, 1927(1927-08-04) (aged 85)
Martinsville, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
Professiontobacco farmer, politician
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Unit 44th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

Born near Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, he attended private schools in Franklin and Henry Counties and entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as a private in Company D, Twenty-fourth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers. In 1870 he formed a partnership with his father in the tobacco business at Shady Grove; he moved to Martinsville, Virginia in 1882 and continued in the tobacco business. He also engaged in banking and was mayor of Martinsville from 1884 to 1888.

Brown was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1887 to March 3, 1889, winning 57.06% of the vote, defeating Democrat George Craighead Cabell; he unsuccessfully contested the election of Claude A. Swanson to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He reengaged in the tobacco business and retired from active business pursuits; Brown died in Martinsville, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.[1]

References
  1. "Biography of John R. Brown". Online Biographies. FROM: A History of Henry County, Virginia, By: Judith Parks America Hill Martinsville, Virginia 1925
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
George Cabell		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th congressional district
1887–1889		 Succeeded by
Posey G. Lester


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