Aaron V. Brown

Aaron V. Brown
17th United States Postmaster General
In office March 6, 1857 – March 8, 1859
President	James Buchanan
Preceded by	James Campbell
Succeeded by	Joseph Holt
11th Governor of Tennessee
In office October 14, 1845 – October 17, 1847
Preceded by	James C. Jones
Succeeded by	Neill S. Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Preceded by	William B. Campbell
Succeeded by	Barclay Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Ebenezer J. Shields
Succeeded by	John Ashe
Personal details
Born	Aaron Venable Brown (1795-08-15)August 15, 1795 Brunswick County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1859(1859-03-08) (aged 63) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sarah Burrus (Deceased 1844) Cynthia Pillow Sanders (1845–1859)
Relatives	Gideon Pillow (Brother-in-law)
Education	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
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Aaron Venable^[1] Brown (August 15, 1795 – March 8, 1859) was an American politician. He served as the 11th Governor of Tennessee from 1845 to 1847, and as United States Postmaster General from 1857 until his death in 1859. He also served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1839 to 1845. During the Mexican–American War, Brown's statewide call for 2,800 volunteers was answered by over 30,000, helping solidify the state's reputation as the "Volunteer State."^[2][3]