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Joseph Brown Heiskell
8th Attorney General of Tennessee
In office 1870–1878
Governor	DeWitt C. Senter John C. Brown James D. Porter
Preceded by	Thomas H. Coldwell
Succeeded by	Benjamin J. Lea
Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district
In office 1862–1864
Member of the Tennessee Senate for Hawkins, Hancock, and Jefferson
In office 1857–1859
Preceded by	B. F. McFarland
Succeeded by	William M. Bradford
Personal details
Born	(1823-11-05)November 5, 1823 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	March 7, 1913(1913-03-07) (aged 89) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place	Elmwood Cemetery
Party	Whig Democratic
Spouses	Sarah McKinney ​ ​ (m. 1846; died 1890)​ Lucy Watkins ​ ​ (m. 1891)​
Parent	Frederick Heiskell (father)

Joseph Brown Heiskell (November 5, 1823 – March 7, 1913) was a prominent Tennessee politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.

Biography

Heiskell was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of newspaper publisher Frederick S. Heiskell (1786–1882) and Eliza (Brown) Heiskell. He served in the Tennessee State Senate during the 32nd General Assembly from 1857 to 1859, representing Hancock, Hawkins, and Jefferson counties as a member of the Whig Party.

Following the state's ordinance of secession and the outbreak of the Civil War, he represented Tennessee in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864. After being captured by Union soldiers in 1864, Heiskell was incarcerated. He remained in prison until the end of the war.

Following his release, he established a practice in Memphis, Tennessee, and was active in local politics. He was Tennessee's attorney general from 1870 to 1878.

Heiskell died in Memphis on March 7, 1913. Interment was in the city's Elmwood Cemetery.

Heiskell was a nephew of William Heiskell, the post-Civil War Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

References

• Robert M. McBride and Dan M. Robinson, eds., Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly, Volume I, 1796–1861. (Nashville: Tennessee State Library and Archives and Tennessee Historical Commission, 1975).

External links

• politicalgraveyard.com