Red Brown (politician)

John "Red" Brown
2nd Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
March 3, 1846 – March 9, 1846
Preceded byWilliam E. Crump
Succeeded byEdward T. Branch
Additional positions
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
November 3, 1851 – November 6, 1851
Preceded byWilliam Hardeman
Succeeded byJonathan Russell
Constituency17th district
In office
February 16, 1846 – December 13, 1847
Preceded byState legislature established
Succeeded byAdolphus Sterne
John H. Reagan
Elisha Everett Lott
ConstituencyNacogdoches County
Member of the Rep. of Texas House of Representatives
from the Nacogdoches district
In office
September 6, 1841 – February 5, 1842
Preceded byJames S. Mayfield
Succeeded byWilliam F. Sparks
Member of the Alabama Senate
In office
1825–1827
Preceded byJohn Wood
Succeeded byJohn Wood
ConstituencyJefferson County
Member of the
Alabama House of Representatives
In office
November 18, 1833 – January 18, 1834
Serving with Hugh M. Carithers
Preceded bySamuel Sidney Earle
Succeeded byJohn Cantley
William A. Scott
ConstituencyJefferson County
In office
November 17, 1828 – January 15, 1831
Preceded byJohn Brown
Succeeded byEmery Loyd
Harrison W. Goyne
ConstituencyJefferson County
In office
November 17, 1823 – December 31, 1823
Serving with Isham Harrison
Preceded byIsaac Brown
Thomas W. Farrar
Succeeded byThomas W. Farrar
Benjamin Worthington
ConstituencyJefferson County
In office
1819–1821
Preceded byLegislature established
Succeeded byMarston Mead
ConstituencyBlount County
Personal details
Born1787
South Carolina, U.S.
DiedAugust 19, 1852(1852-08-19) (aged 64–65)
Henderson County, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Margaret Hodges Brooks
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(m. 1806; died 1849)​
Elizabeth Ann (née Rainer) Holland
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(m. 1851)​

John "Red" Brown (1787 – August 19, 1852) was an American politician that served in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature, as a representative in the Republic of Texas and later as a state representative for Texas. He served briefly as the second Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in the First Texas Legislature. Brown was also one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Texas and is the founder and namesake of Brownsboro, Texas. He had the shortest term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, with only 7 days in office.