James Stephens Brown

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James S. Brown

James Stephen Brown Jr. (July 6, 1858 – January 6, 1946) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1906 to 1910.

Early life

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Brown was born in Paris, Tennessee on July 6, 1858.[1] He attended the University of Tennessee before entering the United States Naval Academy in September 1875.[2][3] Brown graduated from the Naval Academy in 1880.[2]

Career

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Brown served aboard USS Tennessee and USS Lancaster. He was part of the U.S. delegation at the coronation of Tsar Alexander III of Russia in May 1883.[2]

Brown resigned his commission as an ensign in February 1889 and became a lawyer in Nashville, joining the firm of Champion, Head, and Brown.[2][3][4]

During the Spanish–American War, Brown returned to active duty as a lieutenant junior grade from May to October 1898.[3][5]

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Brown is second from left.

Brown served as Mayor of Nashville from 1906 to 1910.[4][6] He subsequently moved to Memphis.[4]

Personal life and death

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Brown was married to Madeline Pattie McComb on November 6, 1895.[5] They had three children: James S. Brown, III, Worthington Brown, and Berta Brown Radford.[5] He was Presbyterian.[4]

Brown died on January 6, 1946, at his home in Memphis.[4][6] He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.[4]

References

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