John M. Brower
John Morehead Brower was an American farmer and agriculture merchant who served two terms as a Representative from North Carolina from 1887 to 1891.
Early life and education
Brower was born in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina on July 19, 1845, but soon moved to Surry County with his parents, who settled in Mount Airy in 1845. He was educated by private tutors and attended the Mount Airy Male Academy and engaged in agricultural pursuits, the raising and processing of tobacco, and mercantile pursuits.Political career
Brower was delegate to all Republican State conventions from 1872 to 1896 and a member of the North Carolina State Senate from 1876 to 1878.Congress
He was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses, where he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department.He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.