Joseph Emerson Brown
Description: Georgia's Civil War Governor
Born: April 15, 1821
Died: November 30, 1894
Birthplace: Pickens, SC
Resting Place: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
Occupation: Georgia's Civil War Governor, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice, U.S. Senator
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Grisham Brown
Children: Julius Lewis Brown; Mary Virginia Brown Connally; Joseph Mackey Brown; Franklin Pierce Brown; Elijah Alexander Brown Sr.; Charles McDonald Brown; Sally Eugenia Brown; George Marion Brown Sr.
Parents: Mackey Joseph Brown; Sally Rice Brown
Awards: Statue of he and his wife sits on the Georgia State Capitol grounds. Joseph Emerson Brown High School was named in his honor. Joseph Emerson Brown Park in Canton, GA is named in his honor. Emerson, GA is named in his honor. Brown Park in Marietta, GA is named in his honor.
Facts of Interest: 1. He has won more elections for Georgia State Governor more than any other governor in state history.
2. He was college educated at Yale University, making him the first person from Union County, and educated in Union County, to be educated at an Ivy League school.
3. As president of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, he would become one of Georgia's wealthiest men of his time.
4. On the Georgia State Capitol grounds sits a statue of Joseph Emerson Brown and his wife, Elizabeth Grisham Brown. The statue is believed to be just one of only a few statues in the world that includes both a husband and wife.
5. The formerly named Joseph Emerson Brown Middle School(originally high school) in Atlanta, Georgia was named in his honor.
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