Jason B. Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jason B. Brown

American politician

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1839

Place of Birth: Dillsboro, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1898

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jason Brevoort Brown (February 26, 1839 – March 10, 1898) was a U.S.
Representative from Indiana. Born in Dillsboro, Indiana, Brown attended the common schools and Wilmington Academy, Dearborn County, Indiana. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860; thence he commenced practice in Brownstown, Indiana.
He served as a member of the state house of representatives 1862-1866 and as member of the state senate in 1870.
Brown served as Secretary of the Territory of Wyoming from 1873 to 1875.
He moved to Seymour, Indiana, in 1875, and later became a member of the state senate 1880-1883. Brown was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections (Fifty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894. He resumed the practice of law in Seymour, Indiana, and died there March 10, 1898. He was interred in Riverview Cemetery.