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Aaron V. Brown

Aaron Venable Brown
Hon. Aaron V. Brown, Tenn - NARA - 528326.jpg
17th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 6, 1857 – March 8, 1859
President James Buchanan
Preceded by James Campbell
Succeeded by Joseph Holt
11th Governor of Tennessee
In office
October 14, 1845 – October 17, 1847
Preceded by James C. Jones
Succeeded by Neill S. Brown
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Preceded by William B. Campbell
Succeeded by Barclay Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by Ebenezer J. Shields
Succeeded by John B. Ashe
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1831–1835
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1821–1825
1827–1829
Personal details
Born (1795-08-15)August 15, 1795
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States
Died March 8, 1859(1859-03-08) (aged 63)
Washington, D.C., United States
Resting place Mount Olivet Cemetery
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Sarah Burrus (d. 1844)
Cynthia Pillow Sanders (1845–1859)
Relations Gideon Pillow (brother-in-law)
Residence Pulaski, Tennessee, United States
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Profession Attorney

Aaron Venable Brown (August 15, 1795 – March 8, 1859) was an American politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1845 to 1847, and as United States Postmaster General from 1857 until his death in 1859. He also served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1839 to 1845. During the Mexican-American War, Brown's statewide call for 2,800 volunteers was answered by over 30,000, helping solidify the state's reputation as the "Volunteer State."

Brown was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, one of eleven children of Aaron and Elizabeth Melton Brown. His father was a Methodist minister. Brown attended Westrayville Academy in Nash County, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1814, where he was valedictorian of his class. He studied law with Judge James Trimble in Nashville, Tennessee, and was admitted to the bar in 1817. In 1818, he moved to Giles County, Tennessee, and became the law partner of future president James K. Polk.

Brown was a member of the Tennessee Senate from 1821 to 1825 and from 1827 to 1829. He also served two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, from 1831 to 1835. In 1839, he defeated incumbent Ebenezer J. Shields for the 10th District congressional seat, and won reelection to this seat in 1841. In 1843, he was redistricted to the 6th District, which he represented in Congress for a single term. As a congressman, he lobbied for the annexation of Texas in 1843.


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