Benjamin Gratz Brown
Born: May 28, 1826
Birthplace: Frankfort, Kentucky
Father: Mason Brown 1799 – 1867
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Mother: Judith Ann Bledsoe 1803 – 1827
Grandfather: U.S. Congressman John Brown 1757 – 1837
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Grandfather: U.S. Senator Jesse Bledsoe 1776 – 1836
Wife: Mary C. Gunn 1842 – 1888
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Missouri)
Children:
Lillian Mason Brown 1859 – 1924
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Missouri)
Gratz K. Brown 1862 – 1919
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Missouri)
Margaretta Gratz Brown 1862 – 1919
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Missouri)
Eloise Elsa “Elsie” Brown 1871 – 1951
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Missouri)
Robert Bruce Brown 1876 – 1957
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Missouri)
Judith Bledsoe Brown Dana 1880 – 1968
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Missouri)
Political Party:
Before – 1854: Member of Democratic Party
1854 – 1860: Member of Republican Party
1860 – 1866: Member of Unconditional Union Party
1866 – 1870: Member of Republican Party
1870 – 1872: Member of Liberal Republican Party
1872 – 1885: Member of Democratic Party
Education:
1845: Graduated from Transylvania University
1847: Graduated from Yale College
Occupation before War:
1849 – 1854: Attorney in St. Louis, Missouri
1852 – 1858: Missouri State Representative
1854: One of the Founders and Chief Editor of Missouri Democrat
1857: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Missouri
Civil War Career:
Colonel in the Union Army recruiting 1,100 soldiers
1863 – 1867: United States Senator from Missouri
1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Indian Affairs Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Pensions Committee
1865 – 1867: Chairman Senate Audit and Control of Expense Committee
1865 – 1867: Member Senate Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
Occupation after War:
1871 – 1873: Governor of Missouri
1872: Unsuccessful Liberal Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate
1872: Unsuccessful Democratic Vice–Presidential Candidate
1872: Received 18 electoral votes in the Presidential Election
1873 – 1885: Attorney in St. Louis, Missouri
Died: December 13, 1885
Place of Death: Kirkwood, Missouri
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Missouri
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