The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature,the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890,it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms. To qualify as a member of the House candidates must be at least 21 years old,a resident of Mississippi for at least four years,and a resident in the district for at least two years. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The Mississippi State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate,along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives,convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi serves as President of the Senate.
Daniel Rayford McGehee was an American businessman,lawyer,and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1935 to 1947.
Laurens T. Kennedy was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing Adams County,from 1918 to his death in 1935.
Ollie Mohamed was an American store owner and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate in the mid-to-late 20th century and its President pro tempore in 1992.
John Alexander Yeager was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He represented Lamar County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1932.
Richard Henry Lee Davis was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early 20th century.
Lamar Quintus Cincinnatus Williams was an American store owner and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi Legislature,representing Newton County,in the early 20th century.
Thomas Norman Brooks was an American farmer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi Legislature almost continuously from 1952 to 1985,when he was convicted and jailed for influence peddling. He also was the president pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate from 1984 to his incarceration.
John Archibald Clark was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1936.
George Elias Denley 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.
William Gwin Kiger was an American physician and Democratic politician. He represented the 12th District in the Mississippi State Senate from 1892 to 1904 and from 1920 to 1932,and served as the Senate's President Pro Tempore in 1902.
James Thomas Harrison was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He served in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature and was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1900 to 1904. He was also the President Pro Tempore of the Mississippi State Senate from 1896 to 1900.
William Beauregard Roberts was an American Democratic politician,lawyer,planter,and banker. A resident of Rosedale,Mississippi,he represented Bolivar County in the Mississippi State Senate for six consecutive terms,from 1920 to his death in 1940. He was the Senate's President Pro Tempore for two stints in 1931 and 1940 and also served as the Acting Governor of Mississippi in December 1931.
John Davis Fatheree was a lawyer,politician,and judge in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate,including as President of the Mississippi Senate for the 1920 term. He served two terms as mayor of Quitman,Mississippi. He was a lawyer in Clarke County and a circuit judge. He was a Democrat.
Jesse Austin Adams was an American teacher and Democratic politician. He served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1928 to 1932 and in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1920 to 1928.
Carl Cochran Allen was an American pharmacist,farmer,and Democratic politician. He represented DeSoto County in the Mississippi State Senate from 1944 to 1952,and in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1932 to 1936,from 1940 to 1944,and from 1952 to 1956.
Percy Wilmore Allen was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1932 to 1940.
John Lawrence Hebron Jr. was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician. He represented Washington County in the Mississippi State Senate from 1904 to 1912 and from 1928 to 1936 and was its President Pro Tempore from 1908 to 1912.
John Patrick Henry Culkin was an American politician,educator,and lawyer. He represented Warren County in the Mississippi State Senate from 1928 to 1951 and was the Senate's President pro Tempore from 1936 to 1940.
