James W. Brown

James W. Brown (* July 14, 1844 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, † October 23, 1909 in Mouille Point, Michigan ) was an American politician. Between 1903 and 1905 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Brown was the son of Congressman Thomas Marshall Howe ( 1808-1877 ). He attended both public and private schools of his home. After that he worked in the iron and steel industry. He became vice president of the company Crucible Steel Co. He also went into the banking industry and was representative ( trustee ), the dollar Savings Bank. At the same time he became involved in politics.

In the congressional elections of 1902, Brown was an independent Republican in the then newly created 32nd electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1903. Since he resigned in 1904 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1905.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives James Brown took his previous activities on again. He was president of the company Colonial Steel Co. He died on 23 October 1909 in Mouille Point, and was buried in Pittsburgh.