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George E. Denley | |
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Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 28th district | |
In office January 1928 –January 1932 | |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Yalobusha County district | |
In office January 1916 –January 1924 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Coles Creek,Mississippi | August 9,1867
Died | August 1942 74–75) Grenada,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
George Elias Denley (August 9,1867 - August 1942) was an American farmer,teacher,editor,and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1928 to 1932,and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1924.
George Elias Denley was born on August 9,1867,in Coles Creek,Mississippi. [1] [2] He was the son of James Denley and Margaret (Sellers) Denley. [1] [2] Denley attended the schools of Yalobusha County. [1] [2] He taught at school from 1887 to 1889 and from 1896 to 1900. [1] [2] In 1908,he became the editor and printer of a newspaper called the Coffeeville Courier. [1] [2] [3] He was also a life insurance agent. [1] [2] He was a justice of the peace from 1895 to 1899 and he was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Yalobusha County from 1899 to 1907. [1] [2] In 1915,he was elected to represent Yalobusha County in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served from 1916 to 1920. [1] [2] [4] He was re-elected in 1919 and served from 1920 to 1924. [2] [4] Denley then represented the 28th District in the Mississippi State Senate from 1928 to 1932. [4] Denley died after a long illness in Grenada,Mississippi,in August 1942. [3]
Denley married Martha Ellen Williams on January 7,1892. [1] [2] They had eleven children,named Martha Essey,Margaret (Denley) Speir,Chester Lamar,Mary Jessie,Gladys Ethel,Sellers Vanhoozer,Nellie Tolise,Evelyn Grace,Gerald Hamilton,George Edwin,and Clara Lucile. [1] [2] Their son Sellers served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1940 to 1944. [5]
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