Brown, Jeremiah, 1785-1858

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Jeremiah Brown was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1845. Brown was born in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pa., on Apr. 14, 1785. He engaged in farming and milling in the county and later became involved in local and national politics. He was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1826, served as a delegate to the convention to revise the State constitution in 1836 and in 1840 was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He remained in Congress for two terms but was not re-nominated in 1844. He was appointed associate judge for Lancaster in 1851 and held that position until 1856. He died in Goshen, Fulton Township, on Mar. 2, 1858. He is interred in the cemetery adjoining Penn Hill Quaker Meeting House in Fulton Township.

From the description of Jeremiah Brown letters, 1842-1843. (Millersville University Library). WorldCat record id: 49674325

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Lancaster County (Pa.)
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Birth 1785-04-14

Death 1858-03-02

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