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John Judson Brown
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John Judson Brown

John Judson Brown was born in Hart County, Georgia, in 1865. A lifelong farmer, J.J. Brown rose to become mayor of Bowman, Georgia. He served as Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture from 1917-1927, having been elected to five consecutive two year terms. He founded The Georgia Farm Market Bulletin. J.J. Brown was a friend and political ally of Thomas E. Watson and served as Vice President of Watson’s Jeffersonian Publishing Company.








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