John Robert Brown (Virginia politician)
| John Robert Brown | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
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| Preceded by | George Cabell |
| Succeeded by | Posey G. Lester |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 14, 1842 Franklin County, Virginia |
| Died | August 4, 1927 (aged 85) Martinsville, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | tobacco farmer, politician |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Unit |
 44th Virginia Infantry Regiment
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| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Robert Brown (January 14, 1842 – August 4, 1927) was a United States Representative from Virginia.
Born near Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, he attended private schools in Franklin and Henry Counties and entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as a private in Company D, Twenty-fourth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers. In 1870 he formed a partnership with his father in the tobacco business at Shady Grove; he moved to Martinsville, Virginia in 1882 and continued in the tobacco business. He also engaged in banking and was mayor of Martinsville from 1884 to 1888.
Brown was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1887 to March 3, 1889, winning 57.06% of the vote, defeating Democrat George Craighead Cabell; he unsuccessfully contested the election of Claude A. Swanson to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He reengaged in the tobacco business and retired from active business pursuits; Brown died in Martinsville, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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