paul, brown, georgia, politician, other, people, named, paul, brown, paul, brown, disambiguation, confused, with, paul, broun, georgia, congressman, 21st, century, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, u. For other people named Paul Brown see Paul Brown disambiguation Not to be confused with Paul Broun a Georgia congressman of the 21st century This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Paul Brown March 31 1880 September 24 1961 was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives Paul BrownMember of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 10th districtIn office July 5 1933 January 3 1961Preceded byCharles Hillyer BrandSucceeded byRobert Grier Stephens Jr Personal detailsBornPaul Brown 1880 03 31 March 31 1880Hartwell Georgia U S DiedSeptember 24 1961 1961 09 24 aged 81 Elberton Georgia U S Alma materUniversity of Georgia School of Law Brown was born in Hartwell Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens with a Bachelor of Laws LL B degree in 1901 He was admitted to the state bar in that year and began practicing law in Lexington Georgia He farmed and also served as the Mayor of Lexington from 1908 to 1914 Brown served in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1907 and 1908 In 1920 Brown moved to Elberton Georgia in Elbert County and served as that county s attorney from 1928 to 1933 In 1932 he was a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention The next year Brown successfully ran in a special election to fill the vacant seat in Georgia s 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of incumbent Charles Hillyer Brand Brown finished the rest of that term in the 73rd United States Congress and was reelected to 13 additional terms in that position A staunch segregationist in 1956 Brown signed The Southern Manifesto In 1960 he did not seek reelection Brown died the next year on September 24 1961 in Elberton and was buried in that city s Elmhurst Cemetery See also editPolitics of the United StatesReferences editUnited States Congress Paul Brown id B000940 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress History of the University of Georgia Thomas Walter Reed Imprint Athens Georgia University of Georgia ca 1949 p 1924External links editPaul Brown at Find a Grave U S House of Representatives Preceded byCharles Hillyer Brand Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 10th congressional districtJuly 5 1933 January 3 1961 Succeeded byRobert Grier Stephens Jr nbsp nbsp This article about a mayor in Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Brown Georgia politician amp oldid 1191880195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
