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Morgan Welles Brown

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee · 1834–1839

Morgan Welles Brown , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Morgan Welles Brown (January 1, 1800 – March 7, 1853) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, back when one judge covered all three districts.

Education

  • Read lawca. 1830

Career

Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, -1833; Newspaper editor, Nashville [Tennessee] Republican, 1832-1833; Commissioner to oversee erection of the state capitol, Nashville, Tennessee, 1843-1844

Biography

Morgan Welles Brown (January 1, 1800 – March 7, 1853) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, back when one judge covered all three districts.

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Capitol Receipts, “Morgan Welles Brown : Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j286/morgan-welles-brown (accessed 2026-10-13).