OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Benjamin Gratz Brown
BORN:
May 28, 1826,
Frankfort, Kentucky
DIED:
December 13, 1885 (age 59)
Kirkwood, Missouri
EDUCATION:
Transylvania University
Yale University (BA)
University of Louisville (LLB)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic (Before 1854, 1872–1885)
Republican (1854–1860, 1866–1870)
Unconditional Union (1860–1866)
Liberal Republican (1870–1872)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1863-1867:
U.S. Senator
1871-1873:
Governor of Missouri
1872:
Democratic Candidate for Vice President
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia