U.S. Congressman & Senator from Mississippi
Governor of Mississippi
Confederate Captain
Confederate Senator
(1813-80) Attended Mississippi College, and Jefferson College, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1833, and practiced law in Gallatin, Miss. Served as a member of the Mississippi state house of representatives, 1835-39; U.S. Congressman, 1839-41; Governor of Mississippi, 1844-48; U.S. Congressman, 1847-53; U.S. Senator, 1854-61. During the Civil War he served as captain, in the 18th Mississippi Infantry, and as Confederate Senator, 1862-65.
Signature With Place: 4 3/4 x 1 1/4, in ink. A.G. Brown, Gallatin, Missi.
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