Preceded by George W. Hulick Name Seth Brown Resigned March 3, 1901 Political party Republican | Resting place Miami Cemetery Party Republican Party Preceded by James Scott Role U.S. representative | |
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Born January 4, 1841
Waynesville, Ohio ( 1841-01-04 ) Died February 24, 1923, Lebanon, Ohio, United States | ||
Succeeded by Charles Q. Hildebrant | ||
Seth W. Brown (January 4, 1841 – February 24, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near Waynesville, Ohio, Brown attended the public schools. During the Civil War served in Company H, Seventy-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He engaged in the newspaper business. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Waynesville, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney for Warren County 1880-1883. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon, Ohio. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1883-1887. Presidential elector in 1888 for Harrison/Morton. Brown was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon and Cincinnati, Ohio. Writer on political and governmental subjects. He died in Lebanon, Ohio, February 24, 1923. He was interred in Miami Cemetery, Waynesville, Ohio.