7th Mississippi Legislature

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7th Mississippi Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Mississippi Legislature
Jurisdiction Mississippi, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
TermDecember 22, 1823 (1823-12-22) – January 23, 1824 (1824-01-23)
Mississippi State Senate
President David C. Dickson (until January 7, 1824)
Gerard C. Brandon (after January 7, 1824)
Mississippi House of Representatives
Speaker Cowles Mead
Sessions
1stDecember 22, 1823 (1823-12-22) – January 23, 1824 (1824-01-23)

The 7th Mississippi Legislature met between December 22, 1823, and January 22, 1824, in Jackson, Mississippi. [1] [2] The Senate adjourned on January 22, 1824, and the House adjourned on January 23, 1824. [1] [2] Some elections were held in August 1823. [1]

Contents

Senate

In the August 1823 elections, Freeland, Joor, Bingaman, and Herbert were elected to three-year terms from the shown districts. [1] David Dickson, the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, served ex officio as President of the Senate. [1] John Burton was elected Secretary of the Senate, and Joseph Peirce was elected Door-Keeper. [1] On January 7, 1824, Gerard C. Brandon was sworn in as the new Lieutenant Governor and replaced Dickson as President. [1]

County DistrictName of Senator
Adams Adam Bingaman
Wilkinson John Joor
Warren, Claiborne Thomas Freeland
Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry Laughlin McKay
Lawrence William Herbert
Wayne, Covington, Monroe Bartlet C. Barry
Amite, Franklin John R. Brown
?Mr. Spencer

House

Thirty-four members of the House were elected. [2] Cowles Mead was elected Speaker of the House. [2] Non-representatives P. A. Vandorn and Dillard Collins were elected Clerk and Door-Keeper respectively. [2]

CountyName of Representative
Adams John Snodgrass
George Dougherty
Adams (Natchez) Fountain Winston
Amite Francis Graves
David Davis
Richard Hurst
Bainbridge William Reed
Claiborne William Briscoe
David D. Downing
Copiah William Tullis
Covington John Evans
Franklin Bailey E. Chainey
Jesse Guice
Green John McLeod
Hancock Jesse Depew
Hinds Samuel M. Puckett
Jackson Thomas Bilbo
Jefferson Cowles Mead
Robert Dunbar
Lawrence Jesse Winburn
James H. Bull
John Ragan
Marion John H. Norton
Monroe Christopher H. Williams
Perry David Reese
Pike David Cleveland
William Dickson
Wiley P. Harris
Warren James Gibson
Wayne William A. Lang
Edmund Gray
Wilkinson Joseph Johnson
George Poindexter
Edward McGehee
Yazoo Andrew Batey

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... 1823". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Dec 1823 7th Sess: 3–5, 55–56, 203. Dec 1823 via LLMC Digital.