Joseph Hubbard Echols
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Joseph Hubbard Echols | |
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| Born | December 25, 1816 Wilkes County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 1885 (aged 68) Lexington, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Spouse |
Martha E. Smith (m. 1844) |
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Joseph Hubbard Echols (December 25, 1816 – September 23, 1885) was an American and Confederate politician.
Biography
[edit]Joseph Hubbard Echols was born on December 25, 1816, in Wilkes County, Georgia.[1]
Echols served in the Georgia House of Representatives.[2] He was a member of the Georgia State Senate in 1861.[1] He was elected to represent Georgia in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865.[1]
In 1854, Echols was elected president of the Methodist Female College in Madison, Georgia, succeeding James L. Pierce.[2][3] He was a Methodist.[1] He was also a planter.[2]
Echols married Martha E. Smith, daughter of Robert S. Smith, on February 1, 1844.[4] He died on September 23, 1885, at his home in Lexington, Georgia.[2][5] He was buried in Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Eberhart to Edds". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ a b c d "Death of a Prominent Georgian". The Macon Telegraph. 1885-09-24. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Rev. Joseph H. Echols..." Journal & Messenger. 1854-04-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In Oglethorpe county..." The Macon Geogia Telegraph. 1844-02-13. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Burial of Rev. Jos. Echols". The Atlanta Constitution. 1885-09-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1816 births
- 1885 deaths
- People from Wilkes County, Georgia
- People from Lexington, Georgia
- Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
- Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Farmers from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Methodists from Georgia (U.S. state)