Charles Brown | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Henry D. Moore |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Lemuel Paynter |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Morris |
| Constituency | 1st district |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the2nd district | |
| In office 1838–1841 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1830–1833 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1797-09-23)September 23, 1797 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1883(1883-09-04) (aged 85) Dover, Delaware, U.S. |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Charles Brown (September 23, 1797 – September 4, 1883) was an American politician fromPennsylvania who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1841 to 1843 andPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1847 to 1849. He also served as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1830 to 1833 and as aPennsylvania State Senator for the2nd district from 1838 to 1841.
Charles Brown was born inPhiladelphia. In early boyhood moved with his father toCumberland County, New Jersey, and resided nearBridgeton, New Jersey. He was an officer in the State militia from 1817 to 1819. He served as town clerk of Dover Township, New Jersey (nowToms River Township), in 1819, and taught school atDividing Creek, New Jersey, in 1820 and 1821. He returned to Philadelphia in 1823 and engaged in the cordwood business.[1]
He was appointed a director of the Philadelphia public schools in 1828, and served as a member of thePhiladelphia City Council in 1830 and 1831. He served in thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1830 to 1833, and was a delegate to the convention to revise the constitution of Pennsylvania from 1834 to 1838. He served in thePennsylvania State Senate from 1838 to 1841.
Brown was elected as a Democrat to theTwenty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in1842. He served as president of the State convention to nominate candidates for the board of canal commissioners in 1843, and was a member of the board of commissioners forNorthern Liberties Township, Pennsylvania, in 1843. He was again elected to theThirtieth Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in1848.[2]
He was a member of the board of inspectors of theEastern State Penitentiary from 1851 to 1853, and was collector of customs at the port of Philadelphia from 1853 to 1857. He was also member of the board of guardians of the poor of Philadelphia in 1860. He moved toDover, Delaware, in 1861 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as town commissioner of Dover in 1864 and 1865. He was a delegate to theNational Union Convention at Philadelphia in 1866. He served as president of the board of trustees of the Dover public schools from 1871 to 1878. He died in Dover and was interred at theLaurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[1]
Brown was the son-in-law ofFrancis Rawn Shunk, 10th Governor of Pennsylvania and father ofFrancis Shunk Brown, Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1915 to 1919.[3] He married Elizabeth Shunk (1825–1865) late in life and they had four girls and four boys between 1849 and 1865. Their third son, William Findlay Brown (1861–1934), was a Philadelphia lawyer andFairmount Park Commissioner.[4][5]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 1st congressional district 1841–1843 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1847–1849 | Succeeded by |
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
| Preceded by Alexander M. Peltz | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,2nd district 1838-1841 | Succeeded by Michael Snyder |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
