Harper Brewer Jr.

Harper Brewer Jr.
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 98th district
In office
January 13, 1973 – January 13, 1987
Preceded byConstituency established[a]
Succeeded byUlysses Jones Jr.
Personal details
Born (1937-12-22) December 22, 1937
PartyDemocratic
EducationFisk University
Nashville School of Law
Occupation
  • Politician
  • educator

Harper Brewer Jr. (born December 22, 1937), was an American politician in the state of Tennessee. Brewer served in the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat from the 98th District from 1973 to 1987.[1] A native of Memphis, Tennessee, he was an educator and alumnus of the Nashville School of Law and Fisk University.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Before 1973, Tennessee apportioned many of its state representatives by county rather than district. Due to this apportionment method, Tennessee had no specific 98th House district, even though it had 99 representatives.

References

  1. ↑ Susan Starr, Tennessee General Assembly, Legislative Information Services, Rachel Jackson Building, 1st Floor, 320 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243-0080. "Tennessee House Member, 92nd General Assembly". capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Lovett, Bobby L. (2005). The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History. ISBN 9781572334434.