Neill S. Brown

Neill S. Brown
12th Governor of Tennessee
In office
October 17, 1847 – October 16, 1849
Preceded byAaron V. Brown
Succeeded byWilliam Trousdale
United States Minister to Russia
In office
May 2, 1850 – June 23, 1853
PresidentZachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
Preceded byArthur P. Bagby
Succeeded byThomas H. Seymour
Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1855–1857[1]
Preceded byWilliam H. Wisener
Succeeded byDaniel S. Donelson
Personal details
Born(1810-04-18)April 18, 1810
Giles County, Tennessee
DiedJanuary 30, 1886(1886-01-30) (aged 75)
Nashville, Tennessee
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville)
Political partyWhig
American
SpouseMary Ann Trimble
RelationsJohn C. Brown (brother)
ProfessionAttorney

Neill Smith Brown (April 18, 1810 – January 30, 1886) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 12th Governor of Tennessee from 1847 to 1849, and as the United States Minister to Russia from 1850 to 1853. He also served several terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, and was Speaker of the House for the 1855–1857 term. A lifelong Whig, Brown campaigned to keep Tennessee in the Union in the years leading up to the Civil War. However, once the war began, he sided with the Confederacy.