Brown, B. Gratz (Benjamin Gratz), 1826-1885
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Fuller Name
- Benjamin Gratz
Variants
- Brown, Benjamin Gratz, 1826-1885
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1826-05-28
Death Date
- 1885-12-13
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1845
- Organization: Transylvania University
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1847
- Organization: Yale College (1718-1887)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1852
- Affiliation End: 1858
- Organization: Missouri. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1863
- Affiliation End: 1867
- Organization: United States. Congress. Senate
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Democratic Party (Mo.)
Birth Place
- Lexington (Ky.)
Associated Language
- English
Occupation
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Earlier Established Forms
- Brown, Benjamin Gratz, 1826-1885
Sources
- found: His Immediate abolition of slavery by act of Congress, 1864:t.p. (Hon. B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri)
- found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989(Brown, Benjamin Gratz; U.S. Senator from Missouri; grad. Transylvania Univ 1845; Missouri governor; b. 5/28/1826; d. 12/13/1885)
- found: MWA/NAIP files(hdg.: Brown, B. Gratz (Benjamin Gratz), 1826-1885)
- found: LC in RLIN, 4/25/89(hdg.: Brown, Benjamin Gratz, 1826-1885; usage: Col. B. Gratz Brown)
- found: Biog. Dir of the U.S. Congress, September 7, 2018(Brown, Benjamin Gratz, (grandson of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky [1757-1837], grandson of Jesse Bledsoe of Kentucky), a Senator from Missouri; born in Lexington, Ky., May 28, 1826; completed preparatory studies; graduated from Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., in 1845 and from Yale College in 1847; studied law in Louisville, Ky.; admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Mo.; member, State house of representatives 1852-1858; one of the founders of the Missouri Democrat and its chief editor in 1854; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1857 as Governor of Missouri; took an active part in preventing the secession of Missouri in 1861; during the Civil War enlisted in the Union Army; raised a regiment and commanded it; elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of Waldo P. Johnson and served from November 13, 1863, to March 3, 1867; chairman, Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-ninth Congress), Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expense (Thirty-ninth Congress); Governor of Missouri 1871; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States on the ticket with Horace Greeley in 1872; resumed the practice of law; died in Kirkwood, near St. Louis, Mo., December 13, 1885; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo.)
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Change Notes
- 1989-05-23: new
- 2018-09-18: revised
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