Myron S. McNeil | |
|---|---|
 c. 1904 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 11th district | |
| In office January 1904 –January 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Elias A. Rowan |
| Succeeded by | Elias A. Rowan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28,1873 Crystal Springs,MS |
| Died | September 1944 (aged 70–71) |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Alma mater | Millsaps College |
Myron Sibbie McNeil (September 28,1873 - buried October 1,1944) was a Democratic Mississippi State Senator,representing the 11th District,from 1904 to 1908.
Myron Sibbie McNeil was born on September 28,1873,in Crystal Springs,Mississippi. [1] [2] He was the son of Jarrot Wesley McNeil and Lucy (Bob) McNeil. [1] His ancestors came from Scotland. [3] He was educated in Crystal Springs elementary schools. [4] He received a B. S. from Lexington Normal College. [2] He also graduated from the Millsaps College law school,where he received a Bachelor of Laws degree. [1] [2]
He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and began practicing law thereafter. [1] [2] He was nominated to represent the 11th district,composed of Copiah County, [5] as a Democrat,in the Mississippi State Senate in August 1903 for the 1904–08 term,and was elected in November 1903. [1] [2] Afterwards,he continued practicing law as an attorney in Hazlehurst. [6] [7] He died of a heart attack in September 1844,and he was buried in Hazlehurst on October 1,1944. [8] [9]
McNeil was a Methodist. [2] On July 6,1904,he married Deborah Martin. [2] They had at least 1 child together,a daughter,who survived Deborah when she died in 1949. [10]
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