Ethan Allen Brown | |
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office January 3, 1822 – March 4, 1825 |
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Preceded by | William A. Trimble |
Succeeded by | William H. Harrison |
Personal details | |
Born | July 4, 1776 Darien, Connecticut |
Died | February 24, 1852 Indianapolis, Indiana |
(aged 75)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Ethan Allen Brown (July 4, 1776 – February 24, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican politician. He served as the seventh Governor of Ohio.[1]
Brown was born in Darien, Connecticut to a Revolutionary War veteran. He moved near Cincinnati, Ohio in 1803. He was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1810 and was re-elected in 1817. Brown was elected to the governorship a year later and was re-elected in 1820. He resigned on January 3, 1822 to take office in the U.S. Senate after the death of William A. Trimble. He was defeated for re-election in 1824 by William Henry Harrison.
Ohio Presidential elector in 1828 for Andrew Jackson.[2]
An active supporter of Andrew Jackson, Brown was appointed Chargé d'Affaires to Brazil in 1830 and served for four years. In 1836, he retired to a family farm in Indiana most likely staying at the David Brown House in Ohio County. Brown later served a single term in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1841-1843. Brown died in Marion County, Indiana and is buried in the Cedar Hedge Cemetery located in Rising Sun the county seat of Ohio County, Indiana.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Thomas Worthington |
Governor of Ohio 1818 - 1822 |
Succeeded by Allen Trimble |
Preceded by Elijah Hayward |
Commissioner of the General Land Office 1835-1836 |
Succeeded by James Whitcomb |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by William A. Trimble |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Ohio 1822–1825 Served alongside: Benjamin Ruggles |
Succeeded by William Henry Harrison |
Diplomatic posts | ||
Preceded by William Tudor |
United States Chargé d'Affaires, Brazil 18 February 1831–11 April 1834 |
Succeeded by William Hunter |
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