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.
Joseph N. Brown | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 35th district | |
| In office January 1918 – February 1922 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Barbee |
| Succeeded by | B. E. Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1849 Mount Pleasant, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 1922 (aged 72) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editJoseph 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
edit- ^ a b c d e f Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Obituary for State Senator Brown". The Semi-Weekly Leader. 1922-03-01. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-10-23.