Joe Ellis Brown
Joe Ellis Brown (May 24, 1933 – January 7, 2018) was an American schoolteacher and politician. Born in Anderson County, South Carolina, to Prue Ellis and Elouise Grant-Brown, he played football at Allen University and obtained a master's degree at South Carolina State University. He was named principal of Hopkins High School in 1957. Richland County School District One later made Brown principal of Hopkins Junior High, until he retired in 1985. A Democrat, Brown was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for district 73 from 1986 to 2006. References 1933 births 2018 deaths Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives African-American schoolteachers Schoolteachers from South Carolina People from Anderson County, South Carolina South Carolina State University alumni Allen Yellow Jackets football players African-American state legislators in South Carolina 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American educators 21st-century American educators