Titus Brown


Titus Brown was an American politician and a United States [House of Representatives|United States Representative] from New Hampshire.

Early life

Born in Alstead, New Hampshire, Brown graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1811. He then studied law; was admission to [the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar] and commenced practice in Reading, Vermont in 1814.

Career

Brown moved to Francestown, New Hampshire in 1817 and continued the practice of law. He was a member of the New [Hampshire House of Representatives] 1820–1825, and was the Solicitor of Hillsborough County 1823–1825 and 1829–1834.
Elected as an Adams Republican candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, Brown was United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from. In 1829, he was not a candidate for reelection. After leaving Congress, he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate and served as its president in 1842. He was school superintendent for many years in Francestown and also was the chairman of the boards of bank and railroad commissioners at the time of his death.

Death

Brown died in Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, on January 29, 1849. He is interred at Mill Village Cemetery, Francestown, New Hampshire.

Family life

Son of Elias Jr. and Rebecca Keyes Brown, he married Jerusha Cadwell Hutchinson, and they had two children Linsley Keyes Brown and Emily Hutchinson Brown.

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