Joseph Elias Norwood

Joseph Elias Norwood (born May 5, 1873) was a mayor and state legislator in Mississippi.[1] He lived in Magnolia, Mississippi.

He was born on the Richland Plantation in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. He studied at Southern University in Greensboro, Alabama and received a law degree from Vanderbilt University. He owned and edited the Magnolia Gazette.[2]

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  1. ^ History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (November 10, 1912). "The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi". Department of Archives and History – via Google Books.
  2. ^ History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (November 10, 1917). "The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi". Department of Archives and History – via Google Books.