John White Brownson III (September 1, 1842 – December 26, 1924) was an American

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and

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. He was a member of the

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Life

He was born on September 1, 1842, in Gainesville, New York, the son of New York State Assemblyman and Senator John W. Brownson (1807–1860) and Frances L. (Cole) Brownson. The family moved to

Sharon, Wisconsin Sharon is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Sharon, Walworth County, Wisconsin, Town of Shar ...

in 1852. During the

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, Brownson served in the

13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 13th Wisconsin was raised at Janesville, Wisconsin, and mustered into federal service October 17, 1861. The re ...

. He achieved the rank of sergeant. Brownson was a merchant in Sharon, Wisconsin and served in public office. Brownson served in the

in 1882.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1882,' Biographical Sketch of John W. Brownson, pg. 561

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* 1842 births 1924 deaths People from Gainesville, New York People from Sharon, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers Businesspeople from Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1840s-stub