Daniel W. Huff | |
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![]() c. 1917 | |
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 7th district | |
In office January 1916 –January 1920 | |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Wilkinson County district | |
In office January 1904 –January 1908 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Centreville,Mississippi | September 20,1854
Died | June 4,1940 85) Centreville,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Daniel Webster Huff (September 20,1854 - June 4,1940) was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early 20th century.
Daniel Webster Huff was born on September 20,1854,in Old Centreville,Amite County,Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Holloway Huff and his wife,Caroline (Pomeroy) Huff. [3] [1] Daniel relocated to nearby Wilkinson County and became a cotton planter. [1] [3] He served as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Wilkinson County. [1] [3] In 1903,he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives,where he represented Wilkinson County as a Democrat from 1904 to 1908. [3] [1] In 1915,he was elected to the Mississippi State Senate,representing the state's 7th district. [1] He died at his home in Centreville on June 4,1940. [2] [4]
He was a Presbyterian. [3] He married Mary Narcissus Lanehart in 1877. [3] After her death,he remarried Birdie Albertine Whetstone in 1902. [1] [2] [3] He had nine children,eight from his first marriage,and one from his second. [1]
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