Titus Brown | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's At-Large district | |
| In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Harvey |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Hammons |
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| Born | (1786-02-11)February 11, 1786 Alstead, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 1849(1849-01-29) (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Mill Village Cemetery, Francestown |
| Party | Adams Party |
| Spouse | Jerusha Cadwell Hutchinson Brown |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College |
| Profession | Attorney Politician |
Titus Brown (February 11, 1786 – January 29, 1849) was an American politician and aUnited States Representative fromNew Hampshire.
Born inAlstead, New Hampshire, Brown graduated fromMiddlebury College inVermont in 1811. He then studied law; wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inReading, Vermont in 1814.
Brown moved toFrancestown, New Hampshire in 1817 and continued the practice of law. He was a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives 1820–1825, and was the Solicitor ofHillsborough County 1823–1825 and 1829–1834.
Elected as anAdams Republican candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, Brown wasUnited States Representative for the state ofNew Hampshire from (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829).[1] In 1829, he was not a candidate for reelection. After leaving Congress, he was a member of theNew Hampshire Senate and served as its president in 1842. He was school superintendent for many years in Francestown[2] and also was the chairman of the boards of bank and railroad commissioners at the time of his death.
Brown died inFrancestown,Hillsborough County,New Hampshire, on January 29, 1849 (age 62 years, 353 days). He isinterred at Mill Village Cemetery, Francestown, New Hampshire.
Son of Elias Jr. and Rebecca Keyes Brown, he married Jerusha Cadwell Hutchinson, and they had two children Linsley Keyes Brown and Emily Hutchinson Brown.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire 1825 – 1829 | Succeeded by |
