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Brown, Aaron V. (Aaron Venable), 1795-1859

LC control no.nr 90000566
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Personal name headingBrown, Aaron V. (Aaron Venable), 1795-1859
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Variant(s)Brown, A. V. (Aaron Venable), 1795-1859
Brown, Aaron V. (Aaron Venable), Sr., 1795-1859
Brown, Aaron Venable, 1795-1859
Brown, Mr. (Aaron Venable), 1795-1859
See alsoTennessee. Governor (1845-1847 : Brown)
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Other standard no.1200451554
58927609
Q302874
Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeNashville (Tenn.)
Birth date1795-08-15
Death date1859-03-08
Place of birthBrunswick County (Va.)
Place of deathWashington (D.C.)
Profession or occupationPoliticians
Postmasters general
Governors
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Found inHis An address on the parties and issues of the presidential election, 1856: t.p. (ex-gov. Aaron V. Brown)
NUC pre-1956 (Brown, Aaron Venable, 1795-1856)
MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Brown, Aaron V. (Aaron Venable), 1795-1859; usage: Aaron V. Brown, A.V. Brown, Mr. Brown)
LC in RLIN, 12/7/89 (hdg.: Brown, Aaron Venable, 1795-1856; usage: Hon. A.V. Brown)
A proclamation: Aaron V. Brown, Governor of the State of Tennessee ..., 1846
Biog. directory of the governors of the U.S. (Brown, Aaron Venable; gov. of Tenn., 1845-1847; lawyer; state senator, 1821-1824 and 1826-1829; U.S. congressman 1839-1845; Postmaster General under Pres. Buchanan)
Find a grave, July 31, 2023 (name: Aaron Venable Brown Sr.; birth date: 15 Aug 1795; birth place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA; death date: 8 Mar 1859 (aged 63); death place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; full biography: US Congressman, Tennessee Governor, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He was elected to represent two different Tennessee Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1845 (represented the 10th District from 1839 to 1843, then the 6th District from 1843 to 1845). He then served as Governor of Tennessee from 1845 to 1847. In 1857 he was appointed by President James Buchanan as United States Postmaster General, and served from 1857 until his death in office in 1859.)
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Wikipedia, July 31, 2023 (name: Aaron Brown; office: United States Postmaster General; president: James Buchanan; term start: March 6, 1857; term end: March 8, 1859; 11th Governor of Tennessee; term start: October 14, 1845; term end: October 17, 1847; state: Tennessee; district: TN, 6, 6th; term start: March 4, 1843; term end: March 4, 1845; birth name: Aaron Venable Brown; birth date: 1795-08-15; birth place: Brunswick County, Virginia, U.S.; death date: 1859-03-08; death place: Washington, D.C., U.S.; resting place: Mount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville); party: Democratic Party (United States), ; education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.)
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