| 3rd Mississippi Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi,  United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Natchez, Mississippi | ||||
| Term | January 3, 1820 – February 12, 1820 | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President | James Patton | ||||
| President pro tempore | Joseph Johnson | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | Edward Turner | ||||
The 3rd Mississippi Legislature (then known as the Mississippi General Assembly) [1] met from January 3 to February 12, 1820, in Natchez, Mississippi. [1] [2]
The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following. [1] Joseph Johnson was elected President pro tempore of the Senate. [1] James Patton took office as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi on January 5, 1820, and became the ex officio President of the Mississippi State Senate. [1]
| County District | Senator |
|---|---|
| Adams | White Turpin |
| Charles B. Green | |
| Amite | Thomas Torrence |
| Wilkinson | Joseph Johnson |
| Warren, Claiborne | Henry D. Downs |
| Pike, Marion | David Dickson |
| Green, Jackson, Hancock | Isaac R. Nicholson |
| Jefferson, Franklin | Armstrong Ellis |
| Lawrence, Covington, Wayne | Howell W. Runnels |
The Mississippi House of Representatives was composed of the following. [2] Edward Turner was elected Speaker of the House. [2] Non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and William Mason were elected to the offices of clerk and doorkeeper, respectively. [2]
| County | Senator |
|---|---|
| Adams | Beverly R. Grayson |
| Lewis Winston | |
| Samuel Montgomery | |
| Adams (Natchez) | Edward Turner |
| Amite | David Davis |
| Zachariah Lea | |
| William Gardner | |
| Claiborne | William Willis |
| Stephen D. Carson | |
| Covington | John Ship |
| Franklin | Joseph Robertson |
| Joseph Winn | |
| Green | Hugh McDonald |
| G. B. Dameron | |
| Hancock | Noel Jourdan |
| Jackson | Mr. M'Manis |
| Jefferson | Joseph E. Davis |
| Joseph Dunbar | |
| Lawrence | Harmon Runnells |
| Joseph Cooper | |
| Marion | Francis Lenoir |
| Pike | Vincent Gardner |
| David Cleaveland | |
| William Dickson | |
| Warren | James Gibson |
| Wayne | Josiah Watts |
| Wilkinson | William Johnson |
| Abram M. Scott | |
| Moses Liddell |
