John Robert Brown (Virginia politician)

John Robert Brown (January 14, 1842 – August 4, 1927) was a United States representative from Virginia.

John Robert Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byGeorge Cabell
Succeeded byPosey G. Lester
Personal details
Born(1842-01-14)January 14, 1842
Franklin County, Virginia
DiedAugust 4, 1927(1927-08-04) (aged 85)
Martinsville, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
Professiontobacco farmer, politician
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
UnitVirginia 44th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

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Born near Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, he attended private schools in Franklin and Henry Counties and entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as a private in Company D, Twenty-fourth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers. In 1870 he formed a partnership with his father in the tobacco business at Shady Grove; he moved to Martinsville, Virginia in 1882 and continued in the tobacco business. He also engaged in banking and was mayor of Martinsville from 1884 to 1888.

Brown was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889, winning 57.06% of the vote, defeating Democrat George Craighead Cabell; he unsuccessfully contested the election of Claude A. Swanson to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He reengaged in the tobacco business and retired from active business pursuits; Brown died in Martinsville, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Biography of John R. Brown". Online Biographies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-21. FROM: A History of Henry County, Virginia, By: Judith Parks America Hill Martinsville, Virginia 1925
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th congressional district

1887–1889
Succeeded by