Joseph Mackey Brown | |
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59th Governor of Georgia | |
In office June 26, 1909 – July 1, 1911 | |
Preceded by | M. Hoke Smith |
Succeeded by | M. Hoke Smith |
In office January 25, 1912 – June 28, 1913 | |
Preceded by | John M. Slaton |
Succeeded by | John M. Slaton |
Personal details | |
Born | Canton, Georgia, U.S. | December 28, 1851
Died | March 3, 1932 Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 80)
Political party | Democratic Party |
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Alma mater | Oglethorpe University Harvard Law School |
Joseph Mackey Brown (December 28, 1851 – March 3, 1932) was an American politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as the 59th governor of Georgia, the first from 1909 to 1911 and the second from 1912 to 1913. He has also been posthumously implicated as one of the ringleaders in the lynching of Leo Frank.