Reese Bowen Brabson

Opposition Representative of Tennessee's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 16, 1817 (45 years old)

Birthday

August 16, 1863

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 3rd district from 1859 to 1861.
Previously represented Hamilton County in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1851 to 1852.
Opposed secession during the Civil War and did not actively participate in the conflict.
Graduated from Maryville College in 1840 and was admitted to the bar in 1848.
Practiced law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in partnership with James A. Whiteside.
Ran for Congress in 1856 on the Know Nothing ticket but lost to the incumbent.
Elected as a member of the Opposition Party to the Thirty-sixth Congress.
Actively campaigned for the Constitutional Union candidate during the 1860 presidential election.
Defended a Union operative in a court-martial case during the Civil War.
Provided care for wounded Confederate soldiers in his home after a significant battle.
Died of typhoid fever in 1863 and was buried in Chattanooga.
Married with six children and had familial connections to other political figures.
His childhood plantation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.