Benjamin Brown (politician)

Benjamin Brown ( born September 23, 1756 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, † September 17, 1831 in Waldoboro, Maine ) was an American politician. Between 1815 and 1817 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Benjamin Brown enjoyed an academic education. After a subsequent medical studies and his medical license, he started working in Waldoboro in this profession. During the Revolutionary War he served temporarily as a physician in the U.S. Navy. In 1778 he accompanied the future President John Adams on board the frigate Boston on his trip to France. In 1781 he fell short in British captivity, from which he was able to escape but.

Politically, he was a member of the late 1790s, founded by Alexander Hamilton Federalist Party. In the years 1809, 1811, 1812 and 1819 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. In the congressional elections of 1814, Brown was then in the 16th electoral district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Samuel Davis on March 4, 1815. Until March 3, 1817, he was able to complete a term in Congress.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Benjamin Brown again practiced as a doctor. He died on 17 September 1831 in Waldoboro.