Benjamin Brown (politician)

Benjamin Brown (September 23, 1756 – September 17, 1831) was a physician and an American politician who served in the United States Congress as a United States Representative from Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Massachusetts until 1820).[1]

Benjamin Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 16th district
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded bySamuel Davis
Succeeded byBenjamin Orr
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1809
1811–1812
1819
Personal details
Born(1756-09-23)September 23, 1756
Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedSeptember 17, 1831(1831-09-17) (aged 74)
Waldoboro, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeWaldoboro Cemetery
Waldoboro, Maine
Political partyFederalist
SpouseSusan Wells Brown
RelationsJohn Brown
ChildrenJames N. Brown
Hector M. Brown
Charles S. Brown
ProfessionPhysician
Politician
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1778
RankSurgeon
Unit"Boston"
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Early life

Born in Swansea in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Brown studied medicine and began his medical practice in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, District of Maine.

Career

Brown served as a surgeon aboard the American frigate "Boston" in 1778 when John Adams traveled on the "Boston" while American commissioner to France.[2] Along with Commander Tucker, he was captured in 1781 on the American warship Thorne; imprisoned on Prince Edward Island, and escaped in an open boat.

A member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, Brown served as a state representative in 1809, 1811, 1812 and in 1819. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress, and served as a United States Representative for the sixteenth district for the state of Massachusetts from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817.[3] After leaving office, he resumed the practice of medicine until his death.[4]

Family life

Brown married Susan Wells. His son John G. Brown married Bertha Smouse and also practiced medicine in Waldoboro and built the house on the corner of Church (now School) and Main street now known as Stahls Tavern.[5]

Death

Brown died on September 17, 1831, in Waldoboro, Maine.

References
  1. Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Brown, Benjamin" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
  2. "BROWN, Benjamin, (1756 - 1831)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. "Rep. Benjamin Brown". govtrack.us. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  4. "Benjamin Brown". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  5. Miller, Samuel Llewellyn. History of the town of Waldoboro, Maine. Wiscasset, Me.: Emerson, printer, 1910. 249. Print. https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofw00lcmill/historyoftownofw00lcmill_djvu.txt


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