Joseph Mackey Brown

Joseph Mackey Brown
59th Governor of Georgia
In office
June 26, 1909 – July 1, 1911
Preceded byM. Hoke Smith
Succeeded byM. Hoke Smith
In office
January 25, 1912 – June 28, 1913
Preceded byJohn M. Slaton
Succeeded byJohn M. Slaton
Personal details
Born(1851-12-28)December 28, 1851
Canton, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1932(1932-03-03) (aged 80)
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party
Parent
Alma materOglethorpe 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.