William G. Brown Sr.

"William G. Brown" redirects here. For his son, also a West Virginia congressman, see William Gay Brown Jr. For the British general, see William Gustavus Brown. For the Canadian mathematician, see W. G. Brown. For the Louisiana state superintendent of education, see William Brown (Louisiana politician).
William G. Brown Sr.
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865
Preceded bySherrard Clemens
Succeeded byGeorge R. Latham
ConstituencyVirginia 10th (1861–1863)
West Virginia 2nd
(1863–1865)
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byLewis Steenrod
Succeeded byAlexander Newman
ConstituencyVirginia 15th
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Preston district
In office
December 1, 1840 – February 14, 1844
Preceded byWilliam Carroll
Succeeded byIsaac Baldwin
In office
December 3, 1832 – December 1, 1833
Preceded byWilliam B. Zinn
Succeeded byWilliam Carroll
Personal details
Born(1800-09-25)September 25, 1800
Kingwood, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1884(1884-04-19) (aged 83)
Kingwood, West Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocrat
Union
Spouse(s)Juliet Ann Roberts Byrne
Margaret P.Gay
ChildrenWilliam Gay Brown Jr.
Professionlawyer, politician, banker

William Gay Brown Sr. (September 25, 1800 – April 19, 1884) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia, who was twice elected to the Virginia General Assembly and thrice to the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served at the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and later opposed secession at the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861. A leading Unionist during the American Civil War, he became one of the founders of West Virginia.

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