William Hemingway | |
|---|---|
c. 1915 | |
| Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
| In office 1901–1905 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Todd |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Clifton |
| Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office January 1920 –1920 | |
| Preceded by | E. H. Green J. S. Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | Robert Stafford Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19,1869 |
| Died | November 5,1937 (aged 68) |
| Party | Democrat |
William Hemingway (July 19,1869 - November 5,1937) was an American lawyer,politician,and professor. He served as the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,from 1901 to 1905,and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1920. [1] He was a Democrat. [1]
Hemingway was born on July 19,1869,in Teoc,Carroll County,Mississippi,to Colonel William Linn Hemingway and Mary Elizabeth McCain Hemingway. [1] [2] He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1889 and was admitted to the bar in 1897. [1] He was the Jackson city attorney from 1909 to 1921. [1] He was also a trustee and secretary of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind from 1912 to 1921. [1] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent Hinds County in 1920,but he resigned soon after election to be the state's Assistant Attorney General. [1] He was later appointed Law Professor at the University of Mississippi,replacing the deceased Leonard J. Farley. [3] He died on November 5,1937. [2]
Hemingway married Grace Hyer in 1901. [1] Her father,William Fisk Hyer,was a member of the Mississippi Legislature in 1871. [1] William and Grace had several children,but all of them died in infancy. [1]