Charles Brown (congressman)
| Charles Brown | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
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| Preceded by | John H. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Henry D. Moore |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Lemuel Paynter |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Morris |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
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In office 1838–1841 |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1830–1833 |
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September 23, 1797 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 4, 1883 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Republican |
Charles Brown (September 23, 1797 – September 4, 1883) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Charles Brown was born in Philadelphia. In early boyhood moved with his father to Cumberland County, New Jersey, and resided near Bridgeton, New Jersey. He was an officer in the State militia from 1817 to 1819. He served as town clerk of Dover Township, New Jersey (now Toms River Township), in 1819, and taught school at Dividing Creek, New Jersey, in 1820 and 1821. He returned to Philadelphia in 1823 and engaged in the cordwood business.
He was appointed a director of the Philadelphia public schools in 1828, and served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1830 and 1831. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1830 to 1833, and was a delegate to the convention to revise the constitution of Pennsylvania from 1834 to 1838. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1838 to 1841.
Brown was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1842. He served as president of the State convention to nominate candidates for the board of canal commissioners in 1843, and was a member of the board of commissioners for Northern Liberties Township, Pennsylvania, in 1843. He was again elected to the Thirtieth Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1848.
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