Columbus W. Walley | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 1916 –January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 7, 1876 Richton, Mississippi |
| Died | January 24, 1936 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
Columbus Wesley Walley (February 7, 1876 - January 24, 1936) was a Democratic Mississippi state senator, representing the state's 2nd senatorial district from 1916 to 1920. [1]
Columbus Welsey Walley was born on February 7, 1876, near Richton in Greene County, Mississippi. [1] [2] He was the son of John Walley and Sarah Ann (Henderson) Walley. [1] Walley attended the public schools of Greene County and the high schools of Leakesville and Waynesboro. [1] He then attended Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College (now known as Mississippi State University). [1] From 1914 to 1916, he was the Superintendent of Education of Wayne County. [1] In 1915, he was elected to represent the 2nd district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term. [1] He also became a County Supervisor of Wayne County. [3] He died on January 24, 1936, and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Greene County, Mississippi. [4]
Walley was a minister of the Methodist Church. [1] He was also a Freemason. [1] He married Eleanor Almeada Smith, the daughter of John A. Smith, a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1896 to 1904. [1] Walley and Eleanor had four children: Dwight Luther, Andrew, Denton, and Aubrey Columbus (1917-2003). [1] [5] [6]
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