Career
McLaurin was appointed Circuit Judge of the Vicksburg district by his brother,Governor Anselm McLaurin,on February 22,1896. [1] [3] [4] His term ended on February 22,1900. [1] In January 1902 McLaurin was appointed County Attorney of Warren County. [1] On November 3,1903,McLaurin was elected to represent the 12th District (Hinds and Warren Counties) as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1904-1908 term. [5] During this term,McLaurin served on the following committees:Judiciary;Claims;and Insurance;and also chaired the County Affairs committee. [1] McLaurin was re-elected in 1907 for the 1908-1912 term. [1] During this term,McLaurin chaired the Insurance committee,and also served on the following committees:Judiciary and Levees. [6] On November 7,1911,McLaurin was once again re-elected,this time without opposition,to the Senate for the 1912-1916 term. [6] During this term,McLaurin served on the following committees:Judiciary;Levees;Public Works;and Public Lands. [6]
After his Senate term,he once again ran for Circuit Judge,this time for a district comprising of Warren,Sharkey,Issaquena,and Claiborne counties. [7] In August 1915,McLaurin was once again a candidate for the legislature,this time to represent Warren County in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1916-1920 term. [8] McLaurin advanced to the second round of the Democratic primary. [9] McLaurin died near Vicksburg on November 1,1915. [10]
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