American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-19
The La.s Albsrt eallatin Brown.
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| The sudden aud unexpected death
of Hon. Albert G. Brown, last SAT-
ur,iay evening, at his resideuct- in
Hin,is county, viii carry sAtln 81 to
almost every t.usphOlsl Ia tue ST. tie
Of all the SON. Mississippi has given
Ia the public service of the country,
| aOne have been Hoie widely known,
faithful public servant who now
sleeps that dreamltss slumber that
knows no waking.
Albert u. Brown was horn in
South Carolina in 1918. but while
yet Guild, accom- .'anIe,i his parents
10 Mississippi. HIS father, Joseph
Brown, located III Copiah county.
| here he reared a CONSIDERS ble fam
ily. and left u name which stands
to day AZ the synonym of honor and
manlin-ss. Young Albert early
manifested the qualities which for
more than forty years made him u
conspicuous f1gn.e in the history of
Mississippi. HIS education conn
piet-d, he adopted the Law as u pro.
tessiun, tut he was not long permit
tel To ien,aiusAn the comparati, y
seclusiOh Of the bar. In 1887 the
people of Cnpiah demanded his ser
vices il the legislature, to which he
was elected. During bis first SEES
sion he cast vote that produced
sOmr d satisfaction among pOr
ton of his CONSTITUENCIES when with
the frankurss aud courage which
characterized his long and honor
able career, he at once resigned his
seat, announced himself a candI-
date for re- election. went before th !.
people, vintlicateti his course, and
after all exciting contest WIS tri~
umphantly elect.d over his popular
opponent. At the cnnclu.iOu of
HIS term in the Legislature in 1889,
he received the I"mInsiiOn of the
Democratic party for Congress, au,i
in November OF that year, he, and
Hon. jacob Thomp-Ou, We're cleo ed
over their Wing competitors. Hon.
Adam l.. Bnganan, of Adams,
and Hon. Reuben Davis. OF Monroe.
Gen. Brown, Tor lie had previ,us'y
been cleo. I'd II Brigadier>Genrrai ui
the militia, at once took high
stand in the National House of
REPRESENTATIVES. and in the cOuE-
clis of his party.
1t WAS during this, his first session
in Congress, that he met, wOoed
and won Miss Roberta Young, OF
Washington, the eieganr and ac-
cumpli>hed lady vino SD long shared
his joys and sOirOws, aud who now
sits hioue in that old home from
which the light has gone forever.
Al the expiration IF his first term,
in 1871, Gen. Brown declined n re-.
-I.rtiun, but inst cad became IA can:
dIiaie i"r Judge in his judicial .lls-
,rict, to which he was elected by a
handsome majority. AT the t.r
mination at his judicial service, in
lS45, he was nominated and riectr,l
Governor OF the State, and in 1874.
he Was re>eiecte.i. A. Governor he
iappointed Jefferson DAVIS United
States Senator, to ill the VACANCY
OccAsiOnrd by tue death of Hon
Jrste Speigh', an appointmeal
which The Legislature endorsed b,
unanimously elecring MIR. Davis
At the expiration OF h 8 Term III
ci,i-f magistrate, Gov. Brown wa
.lected Ia Congress, where he rou
tinued to serve his cons irurnts il
the House Of Representatives, will
marked ability aud unfiItrfiny A.
:. deity until 1853, when the legistur
b. elected him TO the Srnnte of til
o Uuited States. Here. rs in tn
+ HOase, Gov. Brown took q higl
position aud ranked with the Lead