John Y. Brown (1835-1904)
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John Young Brown (June 28, 1835-January 11, 1904) was a Representative from Kentucky.
He was born in Claysville, Kentucky. He was the nephew of Bryan Rust Young and William Singleton Young. He graduated from Centre College in 1855, and studied law. Brown was admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress, but because he was not the age required by the Constitution he did not take his seat until the second session. He became a member of the Douglas National Committee in 1860. He was elected to the Fortieth Congress, but his seat was declared vacant because of alleged disloyalty. He was elected to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses. He was censured by the House of Representatives on February 4, 1875, for the use of unparliamentary language. He then resumed law in Louisville, Kentucky. He was governor of Kentucky between 1891 and 1895. He again returned to Louisville, where he practiced law until his death. James S Martin asked the Governor for recognized of the Southern Cherokee Nation in 1893. Governor John Y.Brown welcomed the Nation to Kentucky and recognized them as an Indian tribe.
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| Preceded by Simon B. Buckner |
Governor of Kentucky 1895 - 1899 |
Succeeded by William O. Bradley |
| Preceded by Joshua Jewett |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th congressional district March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861 |
Succeeded by Charles Wickliffe |
| Preceded by Henry McHenry |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1873-March 3, 1877 |
Succeeded by James A. McKenzie |
| Governors of Kentucky |  |
|---|---|
| Shelby • Garrard • Greenup • Scott • Shelby • Madison • Slaughter • Adair • Desha • Metcalfe • J. Breathitt • J. Morehead • Clark • Wickliffe • Letcher • Owsley • Crittenden • Helm • Powell • C. Morehead • Magoffin • Robinson • Bramlette • Helm • Stevenson • Leslie • McCreary • Blackburn • Knott • Buckner • Brown • Bradley • Taylor • Goebel • Beckham • Willson • McCreary • Stanley • Black • Morrow • Fields • Sampson • Laffoon • Chandler • Johnson • Willis • Clements • Wetherby • Chandler • Combs • E. Breathitt • Nunn • Ford • Carroll • Brown Jr. • Collins • Wilkinson • Jones • Patton • Fletcher
Kentucky also had two Confederate Governors: George W. Johnson and Richard Hawes. |
