J. M. Causey | |
|---|---|
 c. 1940 | |
| 30th State Auditor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 1940 –January 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Craig |
| Succeeded by | Bert J. Barnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28,1882 Mississippi,U.S. |
| Died | January 26,1960 (aged 77) Jackson,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
James M. Causey (March 28,1882 - January 26,1960) was an American accountant and state official. He was the 30th State Auditor of Mississippi,serving from 1940 to 1944.
James M. Causey was born on March 28,1882,in Mississippi. [1] He was the eldest of ten children of William I. Causey,a farmer and state senator,and Hattie McLain Causey (died 1941). [2] [3] [1] Causey attended Amite County's public schools. [1] He then attended MississippI College and Soule College. [1] After graduating from Soule College,Causey became an accountant. [1]
Causey first lived in Liberty,Mississippi,where he became elected to the Board of Aldermen and served as mayor. [1] Causey moved to Marks,Mississippi,in 1913. [1] [4] He worked as an auditor with the Self &Co. company at Marks from 1913 to 1919. [5] In 1919,he was elected chancery clerk of Quitman County, [5] and served for eight years from 1920 to 1928. [1] [6] He briefly worked as a public accountant in 1928. [5] In 1929,Causey entered the Field department of the State Auditor's office,and served as a Deputy Field Auditor for ten years. [1] [6]
In August 1939,Causey defeated State Senator Bert J. Barnett in the Democratic primary for State Auditor of Mississippi. [7] [8] Causey received 153,580 votes,while Barnett received 134,650. [9] Causey won the general election on November 7,1939,and was inaugurated for the 1940–1944 term. [9] In 1940,he moved to Jackson,where he would live for the rest of his life. [4] Causey appointed John Craig,son of predecessor Carl Craig,as deputy auditor. [10] He also appointed Mrs. R. D. Childress clerk and W. J. Hubbard field auditor. [10]
On January 26,1960,Causey died at 6:45 PM at a hospital in Jackson,Mississippi. [11] He had been ill for one month. [11]
Causey was a Baptist. [11] He was active as a leader in the Shriners and Freemasons. [11] [1] On January 29,1902,he married Amite County native Maude Mayhall (died 1957). [12] [4] They had four children:two daughters:Hattie Mae,who married Sam Orland Kuykendall; [13] and Alice Dean,who married N. W. Carr;and two sons:James Maurice Causey Jr. and Ralph T. Causey. [12] [11] [4]