4th Mississippi Legislature

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4th Mississippi Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Mississippi Legislature
Jurisdiction Mississippi, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Meeting place Natchez, Mississippi
TermJanuary 1, 1821 (1821-01-01) – February 12, 1821 (1821-02-12)
Mississippi State Senate
President James Patton
President pro tempore Thomas Torrence
Mississippi House of Representatives
Speaker Beverly R. Grayson

The 4th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1821, to February 12, 1821, in Natchez, Mississippi. [1]

Contents

Senate

The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following. [1] James Patton, the lieutenant governor of Mississippi, served ex officio as the president of the Senate. [1] Thomas A. Willis was elected Secretary of the Senate, and J. Lowry was elected Door-Keeper. [1] On January 15, 1821, Thomas Torrence was elected president pro tempore of the Senate. [1]

County DistrictSenator Name
Adams Joseph Sessions
Charles B. Green
Amite Thomas Torrence
Wilkinson John Joor
Warren, Claiborne William Willis
Pike, Marion David Dickson
Jefferson, Franklin Cowles Mead
Lawrence, Covington, Wayne Howell W. Runnels
Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry Isaac R. Nicholson

House

The Mississippi House of Representatives was composed of the following. [2] Beverly R. Grayson was elected Speaker of the House. [2] Non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and James R. Whitney were elected to the offices of clerk and door keeper, respectively. [2]

CountyRepresentative
Adams Samuel L. Winston
Beverly R. Grayson
Samuel Montgomery
Adams (Natchez) James Foster
Amite Richard Hurst
John Burton
Wilie Jackson
Claiborne Henry G. Johnson
Thomas Freeland
Covington Garven Harris
Franklin Bailey E. Chaney
Thomas Cotton
Hancock Noel Jourdan
Jackson Thomas Bilbo
Jefferson Isaac N. Selcer
William B. Blanton
Lawrence Thomas Anderson
Arthur Fox
Marion Francis B. Lenoir
Perry R. H. Gilmer
Hugh McDonald
Pike William Dickson
James Robinson
Vincent Gardner
Warren Francis Griffin
Wayne Josiah Watts
Wilkinson Gerard C. Brandon
William A. Richardson
William Yerby

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1821 4th Sess: 3–4, 20, 37, 182. Jan 1821 via LLMC Digital.
  2. 1 2 3 "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1821 4th Sess. Jan 1821 via LLMC Digital.