Benjamin Brown (September 23, 1756 – September 17, 1831) was a physician and an American politician who served in the United States Congress as a United States Representative from Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Massachusetts until 1820).[1]
Benjamin Brown | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 16th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Davis |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Orr |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1809 1811–1812 1819 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1756 Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | September 17, 1831 (aged 74) Waldoboro, Maine, U.S. |
| Resting place | Waldoboro Cemetery Waldoboro, Maine |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Susan Wells Brown |
| Relations | John Brown |
| Children | James N. Brown Hector M. Brown Charles S. Brown |
| Profession | Physician Politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1778 |
| Rank | Surgeon |
| Unit | "Boston" |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Early life
editBorn in Swansea in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Brown studied medicine and began his medical practice in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, District of Maine.
Career
editBrown served as a surgeon aboard the American frigate "Boston" in 1778 when John Adams traveled on the "Boston" while American commissioner to France.[2] Along with Commander Tucker, he was captured in 1781 on the American warship Thorne; imprisoned on Prince Edward Island, and escaped in an open boat.
A member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, Brown served as a state representative in 1809, 1811, 1812 and in 1819. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress, and served as a United States Representative for the sixteenth district for the state of Massachusetts from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817.[3] After leaving office, he resumed the practice of medicine until his death.[4]
Family life
editBrown married Susan Wells. His son John G. Brown married Bertha Smouse and also practiced medicine in Waldoboro and built the house on the corner of Church (now School) and Main street now known as Stahls Tavern.[5]
Death
editBrown died on September 17, 1831, in Waldoboro, Maine.
References
edit- ^ Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). . . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
- ^ "BROWN, Benjamin, (1756 - 1831)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Benjamin Brown". govtrack.us. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Benjamin Brown". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ Miller, Samuel Llewellyn. History of the town of Waldoboro, Maine. Wiscasset, Me.: Emerson, printer, 1910. 249. Print. https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofw00lcmill/historyoftownofw00lcmill_djvu.txt
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Benjamin Brown (id: B000904)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- govtrack.us