Neill S. Brown 1810-1886
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Born in Giles County in 1810, Neill Smith Brown became a lawyer in 1834 and married Mary Ann Trimble (1816-1895) in 1839. At their nearby home, Idlewild, they raised eight children. Brown was a founder of the Whig Party in Tennessee and was elected governor in 1847, serving one term. His younger brother, John Calvin Brown (1827-1889), held the same position from 1871-75.
Appointed U.S. Minister to Russia 1850-53, Neill Brown died in 1886 and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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