He was one of the first to raise his
voice in favor of the war with Mexico
and contributed time and means to as-
sist in its successful and honorable
consummation. In 1847 he was re-
elected to Congress and in 1850 was a
delegate to the Virginia Constitutional



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Convention. In 1861 he was a dele-
gate to the convention at Richmond and
was fearless in his opposition to
secession. Upon the organization
of the Restored Government of Vir-
ginia, Mr. Brown was chosen a rep-
resentative in the 37th Congress, and
\v^s the first member of Congress from
the Second Congressional District of
West Virginia, in 1863. After a long,
active and useful life, he passed away
at his home in Kingwood. His last
public services were during 1872-73,
when he served in the State Legisla-
ture and was a memter of the con-
vention to revise the Constitution, in
1872.
Mr. Brown is survived by one son.
William Guy, and his widow. The
former is one of the well known at-
torneys of Kingwood and has efficient-
ly held important public trusts.
HON. JAMES PAULL is remem-
I>ered by the older residents of Wheel-
ing and of the State of West Virginia
as a prominent attorney, a memlDer of
the Legislature, and at the time of his
death. May 11, 1875, in his 57th year,
as a judge of the Supreme Court of
Appeals of West Virginia. In this
last capacity he had served since 1872.
At his death, about six years remained
to complete his term of office.
