Foster Vincent Brown (December 24, 1852 – March 26, 1937) was an American politician and attorney who served a

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for

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Early life and education

Born near

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, Brown was the son of Joseph and Martha Thankful Mitchell Brown, and attended the common schools. He graduated from Burritt College in

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, in 1871 and from the

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, in 1873.

Career

He was

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and commenced practice in

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, in 1874. Brown served as delegate to the

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s in 1884, 1896, 1900, and 1916, and as attorney general of the fourth judicial district from 1886 to 1894. He moved to

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in May 1890 and continued the practice of law. Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress representing

Brown served from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1897. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1896. After leaving Congress Brown resumed the practice of law until he was appointed attorney general of

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on May 10, 1910. He served in that position until April 20, 1912, when he resigned. He then resumed the practice of law in Chattanooga until his death.

Personal life

Brown was the father of

Joseph Edgar Brown Joseph Edgar Brown (February 11, 1880 – June 13, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee. He was the son of Foster Vincent Brown and Lula (Farrior) Brown. Biography Born in Jasper, Tennessee, Brown attended Baylor School in Chattanoog ...

. Brown died on March 26, 1937, at the age of 84, in

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. He is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Foster Vincent 1852 births 1937 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee People from Sparta, Tennessee Politicians from Chattanooga, Tennessee Republican Party (Puerto Rico) politicians People from Jasper, Tennessee Burritt College alumni 19th-century American lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives