John Brown (August 12, 1772October 12, 1845) was an American mill owner and statesman from
Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He represented
Pennsylvania in the
U.S. Congress from 1821 to 1825.
Biography
John Brown was born on August 12, 1772, near
Lewistown in the
Province of Pennsylvania
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. He attended and received his education from the
common schools and moved to Lewistown in 1800. Brown became involved in the
gristmill and
sawmill businesses and was elected to the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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, where he served from 1809 to 1813.
Brown was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for the
17th Congress in 1820. He was reelected in 1822 to the
18th Congress as a
Jackson Republican. After departing the House of Representatives in 1825, Brown resumed his former business interests. He subsequently moved to
Buncombe County, North Carolina in 1827, where he participated in the
agriculture and
real estate businesses.
Brown died in Buncombe County, North Carolina, near Skyland, on October 12, 1845. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery in
Asheville, North Carolina
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.
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1772 births
1845 deaths
People from Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
19th-century American politicians