12th Mississippi Legislature
| 12th Mississippi Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Mississippi Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi,  United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Jackson, Mississippi | ||||
| Term | January 5, 1829 – February 6, 1829 | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President | Abram M. Scott | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | William L. Sharkey | ||||
The 12th Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson from January 5, 1829 to February 6, 1829.[1][2]
Senate
[edit]As the incumbent lieutenant governor, A. M. Scott served as the ex officio President of the Senate.[1] Non-senators David Gordon and Joseph Pearce were elected Clerk and Door-Keeper respectively. [1]
| County District | Senator Name |
| Adams | Fountain Winston |
| Wilkinson | Joseph Johnson |
| Pike, Marion | Wiley P. Harris |
| Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry | John McLeod |
| Amite, Franklin | Willie Jackson |
| Monroe | James F. Trotter |
| Claiborne | Thomas Freeland |
| Copiah, Jefferson | John L. Irwin |
| Wayne, Covington, Jones | Hamilton Cooper |
| Lawrence, Simpson | Joseph Cooper |
| Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Yazoo, Washington, Warren | Henry W. Vick |
House
[edit]William L. Sharkey was elected Speaker, defeating David Cleveland in a 19-16 vote.[2] James Cornell was elected Clerk of the House.[2] Dillard Collins was elected Door-Keeper. [1]
| County | Representative Name |
| Adams | Charles B. Green |
| Duncan S. Walker | |
| Amite | Samuel B. Marsh |
| Francis Graves | |
| Claiborne | Parmenas Briscoe |
| Thomas Gale | |
| Copiah | William N. Miller |
| Benjamin Kennedy | |
| Covington | John Colbert |
| Franklin | David D. Gibson |
| Lewis Magee | |
| Green | Archibald McMannus |
| Hancock | P. Rutullius R. Pray |
| Hinds | John B. Peyton |
| Jackson | Thomas Bilbo |
| Jefferson | Nathan L. Boulden |
| Philip Dixon | |
| Jones | Samuel Ellis |
| Lawrence | Walter W. New |
| A. M. Kegan | |
| Marion | David Ford |
| Madison | James R. Marsh |
| Monroe | Robert Edrington |
| Daniel W. Wright | |
| Samuel Ragsdale | |
| Perry | Abner Carter |
| Pike | David Cleveland |
| Richard Davidson | |
| Rankin | Alexander Chisholm |
| Simpson | Franklin E. Plummer |
| Warren | William L. Sharkey |
| Washington | P. A. Gilbert |
| Wayne | John H. Horne |
| Wilkinson | M. F. Degraffenreid |
| Jacob Chambers | |
| Yazoo | Richard Sparks |
