The Mississippi State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi serves as President of the Senate.
Gerard Chittocque Brandon was an American political leader who twice served as Governor of Mississippi during its early years of statehood. He was the first native-born governor of Mississippi. He was a delegate to the constitutional conventions of 1817 and 1832. He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1822. As Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi he served as President of the Mississippi Senate. When Walter Leake died in 1825 he became governor. He also succeeded David Holmes who resigned in 1826 due to ill health. He was elected to the office in 1827 and again in 1829. Brandon, Mississippi is named for him.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Colorado:
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Isaac R. Nicholson was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from the establishment of a new seat on the court in 1828 until the court was abolished in favor of a new structure in 1833. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1819-1827 including as the 7th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, serving from 1826 to 1827. He also served in the Mississippi Senate. In the 1830s he returned to the Mississippi House of Representatives.
The 1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature met in three sessions between 1896 and 1900.
The 1892–1896 Mississippi Legislature was a legislative term in the United States composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives that met in two sessions in 1892 and 1894.
Joel P. Walker was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1884 to 1892, serving as its President Pro Tempore in 1888, and of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867, representing Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
The 1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature was convened in two sessions: a regular session that lasted from January 2, 1900 to March 12, 1900, and a special session that lasted from January 7, 1902, to March 5, 1902.
The 2nd Mississippi Legislature first met on January 4, 1819, in Natchez, Mississippi. It adjourned in February 1819.
The 3rd Mississippi Legislature met from January 3 to February 12, 1820, in Natchez, Mississippi.
The 4th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1821, to February 12, 1821, in Natchez, Mississippi.
The 5th Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia, Mississippi in two sessions: first from November 5, 1821, to November 24, 1821, and then a special session from June 3, 1822, to June 30, 1822.
The 6th Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi, between December 23, 1822, and January 21, 1823.
The 7th Mississippi Legislature met between December 22, 1823, and January 22, 1824, in Jackson, Mississippi. The Senate adjourned on January 22, 1824, and the House adjourned on January 23, 1824. Some elections were held in August 1823.
The 8th Mississippi Legislature met from January 3, 1825 to February 4, 1825 in Jackson, Mississippi.
The 10th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1827 to February 8, 1827, in Jackson, Mississippi. Elections, for all representatives and some senators, were held in August 1826.
The 11th Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi, from January 7, 1828, to February 16, 1828.
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