Joseph Neal Brown (October 2, 1849 – February 1922) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the

Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol ...

, representing the state's 35th senatorial district from 1918 to 1922.

Biography

Joseph Neal Brown was born on October 2, 1849, in

Mount Pleasant, Mississippi Mount Pleasant (or Mt. Pleasant) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distingu ...

. He was the son of George W. Brown and Ellen (Huffman) Brown. He was educated in the private schools of DeSoto County. He served as a member of the Board of Supervisors of DeSoto County, Mississippi, and he served some years as its president. He was elected to represent Mississippi's 35th senatorial district as a

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

in the

in a 1916 special election after the resignation of incumbent senator John W. Barbee. He served in the 1918 session. In 1919, he was re-elected for the 1920–1924 term. After a two-week illness, Brown died in February 1922 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was succeeded in the position by B. E. Wilson.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Joseph N. 1849 births 1922 deaths People from Olive Branch, Mississippi Democratic Party Mississippi state senators People from Marshall County, Mississippi