The Browns of West Virginia
- William G. Brown, Sr. (1800–1884), Virginia House Delegate 1832 1840-1843, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1845-1849 1861-1863, delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1850, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1863-1865. Father of William Gay Brown, Jr.
- William Gay Brown, Jr. (1856–1916), candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1896, U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1911-1916. Son of William G. Brown, Sr.
NOTE: William Gay Brown, Jr. was also cousin of U.S. Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
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