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John Brown, 1757-1837, Kentucky statesman, was born in Staunton, Virginia.<ref>Ellis Merton Coulter, "John Brown" in vol. II, part 1 of ''Dictionary of American Biography'' ed. Allen Johnson and Dumas Malone (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1958),130.</ref> He was brother to James Brown, United States Senator for Louisiana, and related to the Clay and Breckinridge families.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Brown’s father, a distinguished Presbyterian minister, provided his early education.<ref>Lyon G. Tyler, “Glimpses of Old College Life,” ''William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine'' 9, no. 1 (July 1900), 19.</ref> John attended Princeton College, but his education was interrupted when the school closed due to the hostilities of the American Revolution.<ref>Ibid.</ref>  He joined Washington’s forces and later served under Lafayette.<ref>Ellis Merton Coulter, “John Brown,” 131.</ref> After his service, Brown resumed his education at William & Mary.<ref>Ibid.</ref><br />
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John Brown, 1757-1837, Kentucky statesman, was born in Staunton, Virginia.<ref>Ellis Merton Coulter, "John Brown" in ''Dictionary of American Biography'' ed. Allen Johnson and Dumas Malone (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1958), 2, pt.1:130.</ref> He was the brother of James Brown, United States Senator for Louisiana, and related to the Clay and Breckinridge families.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Brown’s father, a distinguished Presbyterian minister, provided his early education.<ref>Lyon G. Tyler, "Glimpses of Old College Life," ''William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine'' 9, no. 1 (July 1900): 19.</ref> Brown attended Princeton College, but his education was interrupted when the school closed due to the hostilities of the American Revolution.<ref>Ibid.</ref>  He joined Washington’s forces and later served under Lafayette.<ref>Ellis Merton Coulter, "John Brown," 131.</ref> After his service, Brown resumed his education at William & Mary.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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In the winter of 1780, Brown attended [[George Wythe|George Wythe’s]] law lectures at William & Mary, despite financial difficulties that led him to drop other courses. <ref>”Glimpses of Old College Life,” ''William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine'' 9, no. 2 (October 1900), 76.</ref> While at the school, Brown participated in Wythe’s newly created moot court and moot legislature, finding that “[t]hese exercises serve not only as the best amusements after severer studies, but are very useful & attended with many important advantages.” <ref>Ibid., 80</ref> At William & Mary, he was also a member of the parent chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.<ref>”Glimpses of Old College Life” ''William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine'' 9, no. 1 (July 1900), 19.</ref><br />
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In the winter of 1780, Brown attended [[George Wythe|George Wythe’s]] law lectures at William & Mary, despite financial difficulties that led him to drop other courses. <ref>"Glimpses of Old College Life," ''William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine'' 9, no. 2 (October 1900), 76.</ref> While at the school, Brown participated in Wythe’s newly created moot court and moot legislature, finding that “[t]hese exercises serve not only as the best amusements after severer studies, but are very useful & attended with many important advantages.” <ref>Ibid., 80</ref> At William & Mary, he was also a member of the parent chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.<ref>Tyler, "Glimpses of Old College Life," 19.</ref><br />
 
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After completing his education, Brown settled in Kentucky in 1782 and became one of the state’s preeminent leaders and a leading statehood proponent.<ref>Ellis Merton Coulter, “John Brown,” 131.</ref> At times, Brown’s support of Kentucky exceeded his loyalty to the United States.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In 1787, he had discussions with Spain in which the Spanish minister agreed to provide Kentucky free navigation of the Mississippi if Kentucky became independent of the United States.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Nevertheless, in 1787, Brown represented Kentucky in the Virginia legislature and the following year was elected a delegate to the Kentucky constitutional convention.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He was also elected a delegate to the Virginia convention where his Jeffersonian leanings led him to vote against ratifying the Federal Constitution.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In 1792, when Kentucky entered the Union, Brown became a United States Senator for the new state, a position he held until 1805.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Although Brown was on close terms with each of the first five presidents, he remained, throughout his life, an ardent supporter of [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>Ibid.</ref> He died in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1837.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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After completing his education, Brown settled in Kentucky in 1782 and became one of the state’s preeminent leaders and a leading statehood proponent.<ref>Coulter, "John Brown," 131.</ref> In 1787, he had discussions with Spain in which the Spanish minister agreed to provide Kentucky free navigation of the Mississippi if Kentucky became independent of the United States.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Nevertheless, in 1787, Brown represented Kentucky in the Virginia legislature and the following year was elected a delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He was also elected a delegate to the Virginia Convention where his Jeffersonian leanings led him to vote against ratifying the federal Constitution.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In 1792, when Kentucky entered the Union, Brown became a United States Senator for the new state, a position he held until 1805.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Brown died in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1837.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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Revision as of 10:53, 12 May 2014

John Brown, 1757-1837, Kentucky statesman, was born in Staunton, Virginia.[1] He was the brother of James Brown, United States Senator for Louisiana, and related to the Clay and Breckinridge families.[2] Brown’s father, a distinguished Presbyterian minister, provided his early education.[3] Brown attended Princeton College, but his education was interrupted when the school closed due to the hostilities of the American Revolution.[4] He joined Washington’s forces and later served under Lafayette.[5] After his service, Brown resumed his education at William & Mary.[6]

In the winter of 1780, Brown attended George Wythe’s law lectures at William & Mary, despite financial difficulties that led him to drop other courses. [7] While at the school, Brown participated in Wythe’s newly created moot court and moot legislature, finding that “[t]hese exercises serve not only as the best amusements after severer studies, but are very useful & attended with many important advantages.” [8] At William & Mary, he was also a member of the parent chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.[9]

After completing his education, Brown settled in Kentucky in 1782 and became one of the state’s preeminent leaders and a leading statehood proponent.[10] In 1787, he had discussions with Spain in which the Spanish minister agreed to provide Kentucky free navigation of the Mississippi if Kentucky became independent of the United States.[11] Nevertheless, in 1787, Brown represented Kentucky in the Virginia legislature and the following year was elected a delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention.[12] He was also elected a delegate to the Virginia Convention where his Jeffersonian leanings led him to vote against ratifying the federal Constitution.[13] In 1792, when Kentucky entered the Union, Brown became a United States Senator for the new state, a position he held until 1805.[14] Brown died in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1837.[15]

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References

  1. ↑ Ellis Merton Coulter, "John Brown" in Dictionary of American Biography ed. Allen Johnson and Dumas Malone (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1958), 2, pt.1:130.
  2. ↑ Ibid.
  3. ↑ Lyon G. Tyler, "Glimpses of Old College Life," William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine 9, no. 1 (July 1900): 19.
  4. ↑ Ibid.
  5. ↑ Ellis Merton Coulter, "John Brown," 131.
  6. ↑ Ibid.
  7. ↑ "Glimpses of Old College Life," William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine 9, no. 2 (October 1900), 76.
  8. ↑ Ibid., 80
  9. ↑ Tyler, "Glimpses of Old College Life," 19.
  10. ↑ Coulter, "John Brown," 131.
  11. ↑ Ibid.
  12. ↑ Ibid.
  13. ↑ Ibid.
  14. ↑ Ibid.
  15. ↑ Ibid.
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