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Louisiana During Reconstruction., William Edward Highsmith
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LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
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The Political Career Of James Brown., Lawrence Keith Fox
The Political Career Of James Brown., Lawrence Keith Fox
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
James Brown was born in Virginia in 1766, son of the reverend John Brown, a Presbyterian minister. He was educated in his father’s schools and at William and Mary College. Trained for the law, he mowed to Kentucky to be with his brother John. The latter, also a lawyer, was prominent, serving in the U. S. Senate, 1792-1806.
President Washington appointed James Brown attorney for Kentucky in 1790. CM admission of Kentucky to statehood, the Governor named Brown secretary of state for a four year term. Brown moved to New Orleans in 1804. Jefferson appointed him successively secretary of the …