John Young Brown, Kentucky Governor 1891-95: 1895 signed commission

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John Young Brown, Kentucky Governor 1891-95: 1895 signed commission
FRAMEABLE Part-printed Notary Public commission of W. R. Stephens signed by Governor of Kentucky, John Young Brown.
Attractive document with embossed great seal on gold foil of the State of
Kentucky
at lower left.
Bold
signature in black pen at lower right. Document size 17" by 11" on rag-content bond paper.
Mildly age toned, some very small stains along middle fold, overall fine condition.
John Young Brown
(June 28, 1835 – January 11, 1904) was a politician from the
U.S.
state of
Kentucky
. He represented the state in the
United States House of Representatives
and served as its
31st
governor
. Brown was elected to the House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms, each of which was marred by controversy. He was first elected in 1859, despite his own protests that he was not yet twenty-five years old; the
minimum age set by the Constitution
for serving in the legislature. The voters of his district elected him anyway, but he was not allowed to take his seat until
the Congress'
second session, after he was of legal age to serve. After moving to
Henderson, Kentucky
, Brown was elected from that district in 1866. On this occasion, he was denied his seat because of alleged disloyalty to the
Union
during the
Civil War
. Voters in his district refused to elect another representative, and the seat remained vacant throughout the term to which Brown was elected. After an unsuccessful gubernatorial bid in 1871, Brown was again elected to the House in 1872 and served three consecutive terms. During his final term, he was
officially censured
for delivering a speech excoriating
Massachusetts
Representative
Benjamin F. Butler
. The censure was later expunged from the congressional record.
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