The Reverend George Evans Brewer (October 31, 1832 – January 23, 1922) was an American historian, educator, legislator, and Baptist minister from the State of Alabama. He held office in the Alabama State Senate (1859–1863) and the Alabama House of Representatives (1857–1859), was elected to the office of Superintendent of Education of the County of Coosa, Alabama in 1856, and was appointed Adjutant General of Alabama by Governor Robert M. Patton in 1866.
Reverend Captain George E. Brewer[1] | |
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| Adjutant General of Alabama | |
| In office 1866–1866 | |
| Governor | Robert M. Patton |
| Member of the Alabama Senate, District 15 (Coosa County) | |
| In office 1859–1863 | |
| Governor | Andrew B. Moore (1857–1861) John Gill Shorter (1861–1863) |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives, Coosa County | |
| In office 1857–1859 | |
| Governor | Andrew B. Moore |
| Superintendent of Education, Coosa County | |
| In office 1856–1856 | |
| Governor | John A. Winston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 31, 1832 Newton County, Georgia, US |
| Died | January 23, 1922 (aged 89)[2] Columbus, Georgia, US[2] |
| Spouse |
Laura Ann Suttle
(m. 1854; died 1914) |
| Children | 8 |
| Education | Robinson Springs Academy, Elmore County, Alabama |
| Profession | Historian, educator, legislator, minister |
| Ordination | Elder Platt Stout, Missionary Baptist Church, October 1860[1][3] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Company A, 36th Alabama Infantry Regiment |
References
edit- ^ a b "Rev. George Evans Brewer". The Alabama Historical Quarterly. 4 (1): 7–8. Spring 1942.
- ^ a b "Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Standard Certificate of Death (Rev. George E. Brewer)" (jpg), Death Certificates, 1922, Roll No. 98, October 21, 2002 (Microfilm), Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Archives, p. 688, 1922, retrieved October 27, 2020
- ^ Bledsoe, W. C. (1886). History of the Liberty (East) Baptist Association of Alabama. Atlanta, GA: Constitution Job Office. pp. 241–244.
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