Drury Wall | |
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Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Amite County district | |
In office January 1916 –January 1920 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gillsburg, Mississippi | February 15, 1874
Died | February 17, 1953 79) McComb, Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democrat |
Drury Joseph Wall, Jr. (February 15, 1874 - February 17, 1953) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Amite County, from 1916 to 1920.
Drury Joseph Wall, Junior was born on February 15, 1874, in Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi. [1] His parents were Drury William Wall and Martha Jane (Tate) Wall. [1] He is related to Mississippi state senator John Wall, who represented Amite County from 1837 to 1846. [1] He married Ruby Hughes in 1894. [2] [1] From 1907 to 1912, he was the Justice of the Peace of Amite County. [1] He was the Registrar of Vital Statistics of Amite County from 1912 to 1916. [1] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1915, for the 1916–1920 term. [1] He died on February 17, 1953, at his son's home in McComb, Mississippi. [3]
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