City: Memphis
BRETT, James, JB., public official; born Memphis, Aug. 15 1871; Irish descent; son of James and Laura T. (Nelson) BRETT; father’s occupation, lawyer; paternal grandparents, James M. and Sarah (McClain) BRETT, maternal grandparents, Thomas A. and Miriam (Moslev) NELSON; educated at Germantown, Tenn.; married Lucille HARRISON; member Masonic lodge, I.O.O.F., K. & L. of H., and Owls; Democrat; former secretary coms. registration elections two years, secretary democratic executive committee four years; at present is deputy county and probate court clerk, in which position he has served 17 years; member of Presbyterian church.
{Note: JB. in the original the B was printed in a smaller size than the J.}
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
