Family tree of Joseph E. BROWN
American politician
Born Joseph Emerson BROWN
American attorney and politician, 42nd Governor of Georgia
Born on April 15, 1821 in Pickens, South Carolina, USA , United States
Died on November 30, 1894 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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In 1844, Brown moved to Canton, Georgia, where he served as headmaster of the academy at Canton.
... Joseph Emerson Brown was born 15 April 1821 in Pickens County, South Carolina to Mackey Brown and Sally (Rice) Brown. At a young age he moved with his family to Union County, Georgia. In 1840, he decided to leave the farm and seek an education. With the help of his younger brother James and his father's plow horse, Brown drove a yoke of oxen on a 125-mile trek to an academy near Anderson, South Carolina. There Brown traded the oxen for eight months' board and lodging.
In 1844, Brown moved to Canton, Georgia, where he served as headmaster of the academy at Canton.
He went to Yale University to study law, then returned to Canton to practice. In 1847 he opened a law office in the county seat, and began to make the connections on which he built his fortune. He married Elizabeth Grisham, daughter of a major land developer. They had several children together.
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