James S. Brown

James S. Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st district
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded by	John F. Potter
Succeeded by	Halbert Eleazer Paine
Mayor of Milwaukee
In office 1861–1862
Preceded by	William Pitt Lynde
Succeeded by	Horace Chase
Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office June 7, 1848 – January 7, 1850
Preceded by	new office
Succeeded by	S. Park Coon
Personal details
Born	February 1, 1824 Hampden. Maine
Died	April 15, 1878 (aged 54) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

James Sproat Brown (February 1, 1824 – April 15, 1878) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.

Brown was born in 1824 in Hampden, Maine. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1840 and, after being admitted to the bar in 1843, began practicing law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1844. Brown was elected prosecuting attorney for Milwaukee County in 1846, and from 1848 to 1850 served as the first attorney general of Wisconsin. In 1861 Brown served as mayor of Milwaukee. From 1863 to 1865, Brown served one term in the United States House of Representatives during the 38th Congress representing Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1865. He ran for reelection in 1864 but was defeated.

After his term in Congress, Brown moved to Europe in 1865 to recuperate his health. He returned to the United States in 1873, where he practiced law once again in Milwaukee. Brown died in 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, at age 54. He was buried at Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "James S. Brown (id: B000922)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.