Neill S. Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Neill S. Brown

American politician and diplomat, Governor of Tennessee

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1810

Place of Birth: Giles County, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1886

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Neill S. Brown

  • Neill Smith Brown (April 18, 1810 – January 30, 1886) was an American politician and diplomat who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1847 to 1849, and as the United States Minister to Russia from 1850 to 1853.
  • He also served several terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, and was Speaker of the House for the 1855–1857 term.
  • A lifelong Whig, Brown campaigned to keep Tennessee in the Union in the years leading up to the Civil War.
  • However, once the war began, he sided with the Confederacy.

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