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James Brown September 11 1766 - April 7 1835
Fayette County KyArchives Biography

Author: The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Kentucky, J. M. Armstrong & Company, 1878
Hon. James Brown, Lawyer, son of Rev. John Brown and Margaret Preston, and
brother of the distinguished lawyer, John Brown, was born September 11, 1766, in
Virginia. He was educated at William and Mary College; came to Kentucky and
settled at Lexington in 1789; commanded a company of Lexington riflemen in Gen.
Wilkinson's expedition against the Indians in 1791; was the first Secretary of
State of Kentucky, under Gov. Shelby; removed to Frankfort, Ky., when the
government was established there; moved to New Orleans; was twice elected to
Congress from Louisiana; otherwise figured prominently in it affairs; was
Minister to France from 1823 to 1829; residing in the city of Paris; was a
diplomatist of ability; was admired for his great hospitality, legal
attainments, and learning, and died suddenly in Philadelphia, April 7, 1835. He
was contemporary with Henry Clay, and was his brother-in-law, both marrying
daughters of Thomas Hart.


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