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Joseph Emerson Brown

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Joseph Emerson Brown

Birth
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Death
30 Nov 1894 (aged 73)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
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Section 4 Block 99 Lots 3 & 4 Grave 23
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Civil War Georgia Governor, US Congressman. He served as Governor of Georgia from 1855 until 1865, which encompassed the length of the Civil War. He was a staunch States Rights advocate, and frequently invoked those rights in conflicts with Confederate President Jefferson Davis' government during the war. In 1880 he was appointed as a Democratic Senator from Georgia to the United States Senate, serving from 1880 to 1891.
Civil War Georgia Governor, US Congressman. He served as Governor of Georgia from 1855 until 1865, which encompassed the length of the Civil War. He was a staunch States Rights advocate, and frequently invoked those rights in conflicts with Confederate President Jefferson Davis' government during the war. In 1880 he was appointed as a Democratic Senator from Georgia to the United States Senate, serving from 1880 to 1891.

Bio by: Tim Crutchfield

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  • Originally Created by: Tim Crutchfield
  • Added: Sep 2, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7826410/joseph_emerson-brown: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Emerson Brown (15 Apr 1821–30 Nov 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7826410, citing Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.