Prentiss M. Brown
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United States Senator from Michigan |
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In office November 19, 1936 – January 3, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | James J. Couzens |
| Succeeded by | Homer S. Ferguson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – November 18, 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Frank P. Bohn |
| Succeeded by | John F. Luecke |
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June 18, 1889 St. Ignace, Michigan |
| Died | December 19, 1973 (aged 84) St. Ignace, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Walker |
| Children | Prentiss M. Brown, Jr., Paul W. Brown, Jim Brown, four others |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Albion College |
Prentiss Marsh Brown (June 18, 1889 – December 19, 1973) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan.
Brown was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated from Albion College in Albion, Michigan in 1911. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1914 and commenced practice in St. Ignace.
Brown married Marion Walker in 1916. The couple had a total of seven children.
Brown was prosecuting attorney of Mackinac County from 1914 to 1926 and the city attorney of St. Ignace from 1916 to 1928. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1924 to the United States House of Representatives and in 1928 for election as justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He was a member of the State Board of Law Examiners from 1930 to 1942.
Brown was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 11th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives for the 73rd Congress and was reelected to the 74th Congress, serving from March 4, 1933, until his resignation, effective November 18, 1936.
He was elected as a Democrat on November 3, 1936, to the United States Senate for the term beginning January 3, 1937, but was subsequently appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Couzens for the term ending January 3, 1937. In total, he served from November 19, 1936, to January 3, 1943.
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