Gov. Aaron V. Brown, U.S. Postmaster General

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Governor Aaron Venable Brown

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Birthplace: Brunswick County, Virginia
Death: 1859 (63-64)
Washington, D.C.
Place of Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. Aaron Brown and Elizabeth Brown
Husband of Sarah Burrus of Giles Co. and Cynthia Holland Brown
Father of Granville Pillow Brown
Brother of Rebecca McEwen

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Aaron Venable Brown (August 15, 1795 March 8, 1859) was an American politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1845 to 1847, and as United States Postmaster General from 1857 until his death in 1859. He also served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1839 to 1845. During the Mexican-American War, Brown's statewide call for 2,800 volunteers was answered by over 30,000, helping solidify the state's reputation as the "Volunteer State."

Brown was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, one of eleven children of Aaron and Elizabeth Melton Brown.[2] His father was a Methodist minister.[4] Brown attended Westrayville Academy in Nash County, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1814, where he was valedictorian of his class.[2] He studied law with Judge James Trimble in Nashville, Tennessee,[4] and was admitted to the bar in 1817. In 1818, he moved to Giles County, Tennessee, and became the law partner of future president James K. Polk.

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