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Joseph N. Brown

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Joseph N. Brown
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 35th district
In office
January 1918 – February 1922
Preceded byJohn W. Barbee
Succeeded byB. E. Wilson
Personal details
Born(1849-10-02)October 2, 1849
Mount Pleasant, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1922(1922-02-00) (aged 72)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Joseph Neal Brown (October 2, 1849 – February 1922) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the state's 35th senatorial district from 1918 to 1922.

Biography

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Joseph Neal Brown was born on October 2, 1849, in Mount Pleasant, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of George W. Brown and Ellen (Huffman) Brown.[1][2] He was educated in the private schools of DeSoto County.[1] He served as a member of the Board of Supervisors of DeSoto County, Mississippi, and he served some years as its president.[1][2] He was elected to represent Mississippi's 35th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate in a 1916 special election after the resignation of incumbent senator John W. Barbee.[1][2] He served in the 1918 session.[1][2] In 1919, he was re-elected for the 1920–1924 term.[2] After a two-week illness, Brown died in February 1922 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.[3][2] He was succeeded in the position by B. E. Wilson.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  3. ^ "Obituary for State Senator Brown". The Semi-Weekly Leader. 1922-03-01. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-10-23.