Joseph Drake lawyer and plantation owner, was a Colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, who commanded a brigade in two major battles. He was also a member of the Mississippi Legislature before and during the war.
- Occupation
- lawyer, politician, judge
- Position held
- member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, Member of the Mississippi Senate
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 14, 1806
- Died
- November 24, 1878
