Reese Bowen Brabson
| Reese Bowen Brabson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel A. Smith |
| Succeeded by | George W. Bridges |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
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In office 1851-1852 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 16, 1817 Sevier County, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | August 16, 1863 (aged 45) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Citizens Cemetery Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Political party |
Whig Know Nothing (1856) Opposition (1859–1861) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Maria Keith Cleary Brabson |
| Relations |
Robert H. Hodsden (brother-in-law) Charles K. Bell (nephew) |
| Children | John Bowen Brabson, Ada Elizabeth Brabson Colburn, Maria Marshall Brabson, Catherine Douglass Brabson Waggener, Mary Brabson, Rose Brabson |
| Alma mater | Maryville College |
| Profession | Attorney, farmer |
Reese Bowen Brabson (September 16, 1817 – August 16, 1863) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 3rd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861. He also served one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives, from 1851 to 1852. Brabson opposed secession, and took no active part in the Civil War.
Brabson was born at Brabson's Ferry Plantation near Sevierville on September 16, 1817. He graduated from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee in 1840, studied law in Dandridge, and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He commenced practice of law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in partnership with James A. Whiteside.
Brabson was an elector for presidential candidate Zachary Taylor in 1848. He represented Hamilton County in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 29th Tennessee General Assembly (1851–1852).
In 1856, he ran for United States Congress for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district on the Know Nothing ticket, but ultimately lost the election to the incumbent Samuel Axley Smith.
Brabson was elected as a member of the Opposition Party to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1861. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860. During the presidential campaign of 1860, Brabson canvassed for the Constitutional Union candidate, John Bell.
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