John Y. Brown (1835-1904)

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John Y. Brown

John Young Brown (June 28, 1835-January 11, 1904) was a Representative from Kentucky.

He was born in Claysville, Kentucky. He was the nephew of Bryan Rust Young and William Singleton Young. He graduated from Centre College in 1855, and studied law. Brown was admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress, but because he was not the age required by the Constitution he did not take his seat until the second session. He became a member of the Douglas National Committee in 1860. He was elected to the Fortieth Congress, but his seat was declared vacant because of alleged disloyalty. He was elected to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses. He was censured by the House of Representatives on February 4, 1875, for the use of unparliamentary language. He then resumed law in Louisville, Kentucky. He was governor of Kentucky between 1891 and 1895. He again returned to Louisville, where he practiced law until his death.

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Preceded by
Joshua Jewett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 5th congressional district

March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861
Succeeded by
Charles Wickliffe
Preceded by
Henry McHenry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district

March 4, 1873-March 3, 1877
Succeeded by
James A. McKenzie