Henry Clay Yawn | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 40th district 4th (1916-1917) | |
| In office January 1928 –January 1932 | |
| In office January 1916 –January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5,1859 Columbia,Alabama |
| Died | August 3,1936 (aged 77) New Orleans,Louisiana |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Children | 5 |
Henry Clay Yawn (July 5,1859 - August 3,1936) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932.
Henry Clay Yawn was born on July 5,1859,in Columbia,Alabama. [1] [2] He was the son of Greenbury Yawn and Melinda (Yawn) Yawn. [1] [3] He was the only son of five children. [3] Yawn attended the rural schools of Covington County. [1] He attended Mount Carmel and Columbia High Schools. [1] He took a commercial course and taught at high schools in Columbia,Lumberton,and Purvis. [1] In 1891,he became the assistant superintendent of the Lumberton schools. [4] He became the town treasurer of Lumberton. [1]
In November 1915,he was elected to represent Mississippi's 4th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1920. [1] After the senate districts were redistricted in 1917,he was moved to the 40th district in the 1918 session. [1] He was a Prohibitionist. [1] He did not seek re-election until 1927,when he was elected to the Mississippi Senate again for the 40th district to serve from 1928 to 1932. [2] [4] He died on August 3,1936,in New Orleans,Louisiana. [4]
Yawn married art teacher Frances "Fannie" Lee Limbaugh,who he met while being the Lumberton assistant superintendent,on August 2,1893. [3] [4] [1] They had five children:Gladys,born May 8,1894;Frances Lois,born August 22,1897;Henry Clay Junior,born December 5,1899;Howard Hinton,born February 15,1901;and Rosalind,born December 13,1904. [1] [3] [4] All five children survived Henry Sr. when he died. [4]
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