Anson Brown (1800 – June 14, 1840) was a

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from New York. Born in

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, Brown attended the public schools, and graduated from

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, in 1819. He studied law, was

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and commenced practice in

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. He was one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State Bank (later the Ballston Spa National Bank), which was organized in 1830. Brown was elected as a Whig to the

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and served from March 4, 1839, until his death in Ballston Spa, June 14, 1840. He was interred in the cemetery of the Ballston Spa Cemetery Association.

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