William Little Brown
American judge (–)
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William Little Brown (August 9, 1789 – February 28, 1830) was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1822 to 1824.[1]
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| Born | August 9, 1789 |
| Died | February 28, 1830 (aged 40) Near Nashville, Tennessee |
Brown was born near Cheraw, South Carolina, to Morgan Brown and Elizabeth Little who laid out Palmyra, Tennessee.[2] After attending Transylvania University, he studied law under John Haywood and Joseph H. Hawkins and was admitted to the bar in 1812.[2]
He was appointed solicitor general by Governor Willie Blount in 1814, and elected as a member of the state senate in 1819.[1] During his term in the senate, he negotiated a treaty regarding the Kentucky/Tennessee boundary line.[3] He was elected to a judgeship on the state's Supreme Court in 1822, but resigned in July 1824[1] and died in his home called "Rose Cliff" near Nashville on February 28, 1830.[2] The state supreme court ordered the publication of a "Tribute of Respect" for Brown a month thereafter, lauding his legal acumen.[4]
