William G. Brown Sr.
William G. Brown Sr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Steenrod |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Newman |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Sherrard Clemens |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district | |
| In office December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | n/a |
| Succeeded by | George R. Latham |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Preston district | |
| In office December 3, 1832 – December 1, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | William B. Zinn |
| Succeeded by | William Carroll |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Preston district | |
| In office December 1, 1840 – February 14, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | William Carroll |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Baldwin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1800 Kingwood, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 1884 (aged 83) Kingwood, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat Union |
| Spouse(s) | Juliet Ann Roberts Byrne Margaret P.Gay |
| Children | William Gay Brown Jr. |
| Profession | lawyer, politician, banker |
William Gay Brown Sr. (September 25, 1800 – April 19, 1884) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia, who was twice elected to the Virginia General Assembly and thrice to the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served at the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and later opposed secession at the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861. A leading Unionist during the American Civil War, he became one of the founders of West Virginia.