Benjamin Gratz Brown

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Benjamin Gratz Brown was a 19th-century American politician and reformist governor of Missouri who became a prominent figure in post–Civil War liberal Republican politics.

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instanceOf American politician
United States senator
governor
human
journalist
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1826-05-28
dateOfDeath 1885-12-13
educatedAt Harvard Law School
Transylvania University
Yale College
endTime term as Governor of Missouri: 1873
term as U.S. Senator from Missouri: 1867
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Brown
givenName Benjamin
languageSpoken English
memberOf Missouri House of Representatives
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
middleName Gratz
movement Liberal Republicanism
nominatedFor Vice President of the United States
notableAchievement advocated amnesty for former Confederates
advocated civil service reform
prominent leader of Liberal Republican movement after the American Civil War
supported public education reforms in Missouri
supported railroad regulation measures in Missouri
notableWork co‑founder of the Missouri Democrat newspaper
occupation journalist
lawyer
politician
participantIn Reconstruction era politics
placeOfBirth Lexington, Kentucky
placeOfBurial Bellefontaine Cemetery
placeOfDeath Kirkwood, Missouri
positionHeld Governor of Missouri
Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
United States Senator from Missouri
member of the Missouri House of Representatives
relative John Brown (abolitionist) – distant relative
linked to: John Brown
residence St. Louis, Missouri
sexOrGender male
startTime term as Governor of Missouri: 1871
term as U.S. Senator from Missouri: 1863

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