Bedford Brown

Democrat Senator of North Carolina

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1795 (75 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1870

Death

Attended the University of North Carolina for one year before being elected to the North Carolina House of Commons.
Married Mary Lumpkin Glenn in 1816 and had seven children.
Served in the North Carolina Senate in 1828 and was elected Speaker of the Senate.
Elected as a United States Senator from North Carolina in 1829, serving until 1840.
Chaired several Senate committees, including the Agriculture Committee.
Resigned from the U.S. Senate in 1840 due to a dispute with the state legislature.
Returned to the North Carolina Senate in 1842 and again from 1858 to 1860.
Initially counseled against secession leading up to the Civil War but supported it after Lincoln’s call for troops.
Elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1868 but was not seated due to Reconstruction Republican control.
Buried at Rose Hill, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
His political career spanned from being a Jacksonian to a Democrat, reflecting the evolving political landscape of the time.