Anson BROWN, Congress, NY (1800-1840)

BROWN, Anson, a Representative from New York; born in Charlton, Saratoga County, N.Y., in 1800; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ballston Spa; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State Bank (later the Ballston Spa National Bank), which was organized in 1830; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1839, until his death in Ballston Spa, N.Y., June 14, 1840; interment in the cemetery of the Ballston Spa Cemetery Association.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present