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Brown, James (Lawyer jurist United States)

lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born Sept. 11, 1766, near Staunton, Va. He was secretary of the Territory of Louisiana after its acquisition. This led him to New Orleans, which became his home. He was appointed United States attorney for the district of Louisiana, and rose to a high rank at the bar. He was appointed a territorial judge in 1804, and was chosen to the United States senate from Louisiana, and served from 1812 to 1817, and again from 1819 to 1824. He died April 7, 1835, in Philadelphia, Pa.