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Josiah T. Settle

1850–1915

United States

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Josiah "Joe" Thomas Settle (September 30, 1850 – August 21, 1915) was an American lawyer, active in Washington, D.C., Sardis, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee. He was a part of Howard University's first graduating class in 1872. In 1875, he moved to Mississippi and was elected a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1883.

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