[1][2] He served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington, Pennsylvania, for over 50 years.

[1] Brownson was elected to the board of trustees of Washington College in 1849 served as President Pro Tem.

[3] He was elected to serve in the consolidated board of Washington & Jefferson College after the union of the two colleges and was made President of the Board in 1882.

His son James Irwin Brownson, Jr. served as Judge of the Washington County Courts of Common Pleas and became the namesake of the Brownson House.

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