Paul Brown (politician)

Paul Brown (born March 31, 1880 in Hartwell , Hart County , Georgia , † September 24, 1961 in Elberton , Georgia) was an American politician . He represented the state of Georgia as a member of the US House of Representatives .

Career

Paul Brown graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens in 1901 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). He was admitted to the bar that same year and began practicing as a lawyer in Lexington . He also did some farming and was Mayor of Lexington between 1908 and 1914. He also served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1907 to 1908 .

Brown moved to Elberton in Elbert County in 1920 and worked there as a prosecutor from 1928 to 1933. In 1932 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention . The following year, Brown was elected to the US House of Representatives in an extraordinary election to represent Georgia's 10th Congressional District to fill a vacancy created by the death of incumbent Charles Hillyer Brand . Brown was elected to Congress 13 more times. After that, he decided not to run again in 1960. During his tenure in Congress, he was also involved in the constitution of the Southern Manifesto , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions.

Paul Brown died a year later, on September 24, 1961 in Elberton. He was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery in Elberton.

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SURNAME	Brown, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 31, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hartwell , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	September 24, 1961
Place of death	Elberton , Georgia