Brown, James, 1766-1835

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James Brown was U.S. District Attorney in Kentucky, 1791; Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1792-1796; Secretary of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S. District Attorney in Orleans Territory, 1805-1808; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1813-1817, 1819-1823; and U.S. Minister to France, 1823-1829.

From the description of James Brown letter, 1829 Mar. 31. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 76285477

From the description of James Brown letter, 1824 Dec. 25. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 402405782

From the description of James Brown letter, 1803 Feb. 14. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 773815218

From the description of James Brown letter, 1827 Sept. 13. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 78592663

James Brown, an attorney and politician, practiced law in New Orleans. He was named Secretary of the Territory of Orleans in 1804, and was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as United States attorney for the Orleans district the following year. In 1812 he served as a delegate to Louisiana's first constitutional convention. He was twice elected to the U.S. Senate, 1813-1817, 1819-1823 and served as Minister to France from 1823-1829.

From the description of James Brown papers, 1764-1811 (bulk 1804-1810). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244007370

Lawyer, diplomat, and U.S. senator from Louisiana.

From the description of James Brown : papers, 1800-1827. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46737467

U.S. senator, diplomat, and lawyer.

From the description of James Brown papers, 1765-1867 (bulk 1800-1810). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450259

Biographical Note

James Brown was a lawyer, United States senator from Louisiana, United States minister to France, and brother-in-law of Henry Clay. He was born near Staunton, Virginia, on September 11, 1766. After attending Washington College (now known as Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia, and William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia, he was admitted to the bar and began a law practice in Frankfort, Kentucky. He moved to New Orleans in 1804 and served as secretary and then United States district attorney for the Territory of Orleans. In 1812 he was elected to represent the state of Louisiana as a United States senator. He lost his initial bid for reelection in 1817 but was reelected in 1819 and served until 1823, when he resigned following his appointment as United States minister to France. He served in that capacity until 1829. When he returned to the United States he settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he died on April 7, 1835.

From the guide to the James Brown Papers, 1765-1867, (bulk 1800-1810), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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referencedIn Henry Clay Family Papers, 1732-1927, (bulk 1814-1852) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Brown, James, 1766-1835. James Brown letter, 1803 Feb. 14. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Brown, Samuel, 1769-1830. Samuel Brown : papers, 1817-1825. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIc, 1826-1836 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Preston family. Papers of the Preston family[manuscript], 1789-1845. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Griffen, Cyrus, 1748-1810. Letters, 1788-1810. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Bell, Isaac, 1768-1860. Isaac Bell papers, 1787-1940. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Brown, James, 1766-1835. James Brown papers, 1764-1811 (bulk 1804-1810). Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Todd family. Todd family : papers, 1786-1967. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Brown, James, 1766-1835. James Brown letter, 1824 Dec. 25. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn New Orleans (La.). Office of the Mayor. Letter books, 1811-1920. New Orleans public library
referencedIn War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. ALS, 1830 Aug. 18 : Paris, to James Brown. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Letters sent by Henry Clay, 1813-1849. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf James Brown Papers, 1765-1867, (bulk 1800-1810) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Brown, James, 1766-1835. Letter, 1827 July 26, Paris, to Daniel Webster, Boston. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
referencedIn New Orleans (La.). Office of the Mayor. Letter books [microform], 1811-1920. Hamilton College, Daniel Burke Library
creatorOf Brown, James, 1766-1835. James Brown : papers, 1800-1827. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Papers, 1793-1852 (bulk 1815-1848). Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Brown, James, 1766-1835. Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Henry Wheaton, 1829 Jan. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Brown, James, 1766-1835. James Brown letter, 1829 Mar. 31. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Price, Susannah Hart, d. 1865. Susannah Price Hart : miscellaneous papers, 1805-1830. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Johnston, Josiah Stoddard, 1784-1833. Papers, 1821-1839. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Porter, Albert G. (Albert Gallatin), 1824-1897. Series III : Collected papers on Indiana history, 1759-1882. Indiana Historical Society Library
creatorOf James Brown letters, 1799-1825 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Brown family. Brown family : papers, 1799-1846. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn James Brown engraving, circa 1820-1835. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn William Kenner & Co. Letterbook, 1822-1823. New Orleans public library
creatorOf Brown, James, 1766-1835. James Brown letter, 1827 Sept. 13. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Chauncey family. Chauncey family papers, 1675-1928 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. Letter : Washington [D.C.], to James Brown, 1825 May 28. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume XII, Miscellany, 1769-1838 Cornell University Library
referencedIn United States District Court. Kentucky (Eastern district). Eastern District of the United States District Court of Kentucky : records, 1795-1801. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Stewart, J. Adger (Joseph Adger), Collector, 1877-1954. Collection, 1555-1976. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Samuel Smith family papers, 1772-1911, (bulk 1777-1865) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Brown, Orlando, 1801-1867. Orlando Brown : papers, 1780-1898. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826. Isaac Shelby : papers, 1760-1839. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825. ALS, [n.d.] : [s.l.], to James Brown, Attorney Advocate General, New Orleans. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume 13, Miscellany, 1771-1832 Cornell University Library
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Birth 1766-09-11

Death 1835-04-07

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