Joseph Withers Power | |
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29th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
In office September 24, 1901 –April 5, 1926 | |
Governor | Andrew H. Longino James K. Vardaman Edmond Noel Earl L. Brewer Theodore G. Bilbo Lee M. Russell Henry L. Whitfield |
Preceded by | John Logan Power |
Succeeded by | Walker Wood |
Personal details | |
Born | Jackson,Mississippi | March 2,1867
Died | April 5,1926 59) Jackson,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Eva Truly m. 1896-1926,his death |
Children | 3 |
Parent | John Logan Power (father) |
Joseph Withers Power (March 2,1867 - April 5,1926) was a Mississippi politician and the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1901 to 1926.
Joseph Withers Power was born on March 2,1867,in Jackson,Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Irish emigrant John Logan Power,who became the Mississippi Secretary of State from 1893 to 1901,and his wife,Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Power. [1] [4] J. W. Power attended public schools in Jackson. [1] Then,he attended Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville,Tennessee. [1] [2] After leaving school,he assisted his father in the publishing business and became a bookkeeper. [2]
When Joseph's father,John Logan Power,was the Secretary of State of Mississippi,he was an assistant in the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. [2] After his father's death on September 23,1901,Mississippi governor A. H. Longino appointed him Secretary of State of Mississippi. [2] He was re-elected in 1903,1907,and 1911. [1] [2] [3] In 1923,he defeated Walker Wood in the primary election for the Democratic nomination to the office. [5]
While still the Secretary of State of Mississippi,Power died suddenly in Jackson on April 5,1926. [6] [5] Walker Wood was appointed to the office finish the unfinished term. [5]
Power was a Democrat,member of the Episcopal Church,Freemason,Odd Fellow,and a Knight of Pythias. [2] In 1896,Power married Eva Truly (1868or1869 - 1947);her brother Jeff became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. [2] [7] The Powers had three children:Dorothy,Mary,and Josephine Jeffrey "Jo Jeff". [2]
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