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William Gay Brown Sr.

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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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