Mason Brown

Background

At the time of his birth, his father was a United States. Senator from Kentucky. His mother was a sister of John M. Mason, D. D.

Education

After graduation, he returned to Frankfort and studied law. He completed his studies in the Law School at Lexington, and began the practice of law in Maysville.

Career

Mason Brown was November 10, 1799 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Brown and Margaretta (Mason) Brown. His early education was obtained through private tutors. He joined the Sophomore Class in Yale College in 1817, graduating in 1820.

He entered the law office of John Jay Crittenden.

In 1825, Brown married Judith A. Bledsoe of Lexington, Kentucky. She was the daughter of former United States. Senator Jesse Bledsoe.

The couple had one son, Benjamin Gratz Brown, who went on to become a United States. Senator from Missouri. Following his first wife"s death, Brown married Mary Yoder of Spencer County, Kentucky, in 1835.

Brown and Morehead compiled A Digest of the Statute Laws of Kentucky, also known as Morehead and Brown"s Digest, in 1834.

In 1839, Brown was appointed to the bench of the Circuit Court of his District, and he served in that capacity until resigning in 1849 to return to his law practice. Morehead was elected Governor of Kentucky in 1855 and appointed Brown as his Secretary of State. Both men"s terms expired in 1859.

Brown died on January 27, 1867, in Frankfort and was buried in Frankfort Cemetery, which he had helped establish in 1844.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Yale Obituary Record.

Connections

Partner:

Benjamin Mills