Joseph Hubbard Echols (December 25, 1816 – September 23, 1885) was an American and

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politician.

Biography

Joseph Hubbard Echols was born on December 25, 1816, in

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. Echols served in the

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. He was a member of the

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in 1861. He was elected to represent

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in the

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from 1864 to 1865. In 1854, Echols was elected president of the Methodist Female College in

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, succeeding James L. Pierce. He was a Methodist. He was also a planter. Echols married Martha E. Smith, daughter of Robert S. Smith, on February 1, 1844. He died on September 23, 1885, at his home in

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. He was buried in Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

References

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