Charles Brown

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 3rd district

Representative
Pennsylvania, district 1
May 31, 1841 - March 3, 1843
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 3
December 6, 1847 - March 3, 1849

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 23, 1797 (85 years old)

Birthday

September 4, 1883

Death

Served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania’s 1st congressional district from 1841 to 1843 and for the 3rd congressional district from 1847 to 1849.
Was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1830 to 1833.
Served as a Pennsylvania State Senator for the 2nd district from 1838 to 1841.
Born in Philadelphia, moved to Cumberland County, New Jersey, in early boyhood.
Served as an officer in the State militia from 1817 to 1819.
Held the position of town clerk of Dover Township, New Jersey, in 1819.
Taught school at Dividing Creek, New Jersey, in 1820 and 1821, before returning to Philadelphia in 1823 to engage in the cordwood business.
Appointed a director of the Philadelphia public schools in 1828.
Served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1830 and 1831.
Was a delegate to the convention to revise the constitution of Pennsylvania from 1834 to 1838.
Not a candidate for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1842 and 1848.
Held various community service roles including president of the State convention to nominate candidates for the board of canal commissioners in 1843, member of the board of commissioners for Northern Liberties Township, Pennsylvania, in 1843, and member of the board of inspectors of the Eastern State Penitentiary from 1851 to 1853.
Served as collector of customs at the port of Philadelphia from 1853 to 1857 and was a member of the board of guardians of the poor of Philadelphia in 1860.
Moved to Dover, Delaware, in 1861 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Served as town commissioner of Dover in 1864 and 1865 and was a delegate to the National Union Convention at Philadelphia in 1866.
Served as president of the board of trustees of the Dover public schools from 1871 to 1878.
Died in Dover and was interred at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Was the son-in-law of Francis Rawn Shunk, 10th Governor of Pennsylvania, and father of Francis Shunk Brown, Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1915 to 1919.