George E. Brewer Explained

Honorific Prefix:Reverend Captain
George E. Brewer[1]
Order1:Adjutant General of Alabama
Term Start1:1866
Term End1:1866
Governor1:Robert M. Patton
Order2:Member of the Alabama Senate, District 15 (Coosa County)
Term Start2:1859
Term End2:1863
Governor2:Andrew B. Moore (1857–1861)
John Gill Shorter (1861–1863)
Order3:Member of the Alabama House of Representatives, Coosa County
Term Start3:1857
Term End3:1859
Governor3:Andrew B. Moore
Order4:Superintendent of Education, Coosa County
Term Start4:1856
Term End4:1856
Governor4:John A. Winston
Birth Date:31 October 1832
Birth Place:Newton County, Georgia, US
Death Place:Columbus, Georgia, US
Children:8
Profession:Historian, educator, legislator, minister
Education:Robinson Springs Academy, Elmore County, Alabama
Blank1:Ordination
Data1:Elder Platt Stout, Missionary Baptist Church, October 1860[2]
Allegiance:Confederate States of America
Branch:Confederate States Army
Serviceyears:1862–1865
Rank:Captain
Unit:Company A,
36th Alabama Infantry Regiment

The Reverend George Evans Brewer (October 31, 1832 – January 23, 1922) was an American historian, educator, legislator, and Baptist minister from the State of Alabama. He held office in the Alabama State Senate (1859–1863) and the Alabama House of Representatives (1857–1859), was elected to the office of Superintendent of Education of the County of Coosa, Alabama in 1856, and was appointed Adjutant General of Alabama by Governor Robert M. Patton in 1866.

Notes and References

  1. Rev. George Evans Brewer . The Alabama Historical Quarterly . Spring 1942 . 4 . 1 . 7–8.
  2. Book: Bledsoe . W. C. . History of the Liberty (East) Baptist Association of Alabama . 1886 . Constitution Job Office . Atlanta, GA . 241–244.