Joe Brown (politician) explained

Joseph Edgar Brown
Image Name:JosephEdgarBrown.jpg
State:Tennessee
District:3rd
Party:Republican Party
Term Start:March 4, 1921
Term End:March 4, 1923
Preceded:John A. Moon
Succeeded:Sam D. McReynolds
Birth Date:11 February 1880
Birth Place:Jasper, Tennessee
Death Place:Chattanooga, Tennessee
Spouse:Hester Jefferson McClain Brown
Occupation:lawyerpolitician
Alma Mater:Cumberland University
Cumberland School of Law

Joseph Edgar Brown (February 11, 1880 – June 13, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee. He was the son of Foster Vincent Brown and Lula (Farrior) Brown.

Biography

Born in Jasper, Tennessee, Brown attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, and graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1902 where he studied law at Cumberland School of Law. He was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Jasper. He moved to Chattanooga in 1907 and continued the practice of law. He married Hester Jefferson McClain.

Career

Brown was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923),[1] representing Tennessee's 3rd district. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922.

After leaving Congress, Brown served as chairman of the Republican State executive committee from 1922 to 1924 and resumed the practice of law in Chattanooga. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1924.[2]

Death

Brown died in Charleston on June 13, 1939, (age 59 years, 122 days) and is interred in Forest Hills Cemetery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph Edgar Brown. Govtrack US Congress. 5 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Joseph Edgar Brown. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 5 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Joseph Edgar Brown. The political Graveyard. 5 May 2013.