Anson Brown

Anson Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district
In office March 4, 1839 – June 14, 1840
Preceded by	John I. De Graff
Succeeded by	Nicholas B. Doe
Personal details
Born	1800 Charlton, New York
Died	June 14, 1840 Ballston Spa, New York
Political party	Whig
Occupation	attorney

Anson Brown (1800 – June 14, 1840) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Charlton, New York, Brown attended the public schools, and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1819. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ballston Spa, New York. He was one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State Bank (later the Ballston Spa National Bank), which was organized in 1830.

Brown was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1839, until his death in Ballston Spa, June 14, 1840. He was interred in the cemetery of the Ballston Spa Cemetery Association.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

• United States Congress. "Anson Brown (id: B000901)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress