James Brown | |
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| United States Minister to France | |
| In office April 13, 1824 – June 28, 1829 | |
| Appointed by | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | Albert Gallatin |
| Succeeded by | William Cabell Rives |
| United States Senator from Louisiana | |
| In office February 5, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Posey |
| Succeeded by | William C. C. Claiborne |
| In office March 4, 1819 – December 10, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | Eligius Fromentin |
| Succeeded by | Josiah S. Johnston |
| 1st Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office June 5, 1792 – October 13, 1796 | |
| Governor | Isaac Shelby |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Harry Toulmin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1766 Staunton, Virginia, US |
| Died | April 7, 1835 (aged 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Ann "Nancy" Hart |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University College of William and Mary |
James Brown (September 11, 1766 – April 7, 1835) was a Virginia-born American lawyer, planter and politician who served as a Secretary of State for the new state of Kentucky, and later as U.S. Senator from Louisiana, and Minister to France (1823–1829) before his retirement and death in Philadelphia.