William Gay Brown Sr.
Born: September 25, 1800
Birthplace: Kingwood, Virginia (West Virginia)
Father: James Brown 1761 – 1838
(Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, West Virginia)
Wife: Juliet Ann Roberts Byrne 1810 – 1851
(Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, West Virginia)
Children:
US Congressman William Gay Brown Jr. 1856 – 1916
(Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, West Virginia)
Political Party: Democratic Party and Unionist Party
Occupation before War:
1823 – 1843: Attorney in Kingwood, Virginia
1832: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
1840 – 1843: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
1845 – 1849: United States Congressman from Virginia
1845 – 1849: Member of House Manufactures Committee
1849 – 1861: Attorney in Kingwood, Virginia
1850: Member of Virginia State Constitutional Convention
1860: Virginia Delegate Democratic Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from Virginia
1861 – 1863: Member of House Manufactures Committee
1861 – 1863: Member of House Militia Committee
1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from West Virginia
1863 – 1865: Member of House Claims Committee
1865: Voted in support of the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1884: Attorney in Kingwood, West Virginia
Died: April 19, 1884
Place of Death: Kingwood, West Virginia
Age at time of Death: 83 years old
Burial Place: Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, West Virginia
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