Joseph Edgar Brown
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Moon |
| Succeeded by | Sam D. McReynolds |
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| Born | (1880-02-11)February 11, 1880 Jasper, Tennessee |
| Died | June 13, 1939(1939-06-13) (aged 59) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse | Hester Jefferson McClain Brown |
| Alma mater | Cumberland University Cumberland School of Law |
| Occupation | lawyer politician |
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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.
Born in Jasper, Tennessee, Brown attended Baylor SchoolinChattanooga, 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.
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]
Brown died in Charleston on June 13, 1939, (age 59 years, 122 days) and is interred in Forest Hills Cemetery.[3]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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