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BROWN, John Brewer (1836-1898)

Democrat of Maryland

1st congressional district

Served in House 1891-1893

Total roll-call votes cast: 42

Note: This member has cast relatively few votes and so their ideological score may be unstable or inaccurate. Members who have cast at least 100 votes have more reliable scores.

Biography

A Representative from Maryland; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 13, 1836; attended Centerville (Maryland) Academy and Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced in Centerville, Queen Anne's County, Md.; member of the State house of delegates in 1870; served in the State senate 1888-1892; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Page and served from November 8, 1892, to March 3, 1893; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892; resumed the practice of law; died in Centerville May 16, 1898; interment in Chesterfield Cemetery.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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