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Alpheus Batson

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Alpheus Batson
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Greene County district
Stone County (1917–1920)
In office
January 5, 1932 – January 1936
In office
September 1917 – January 1920
Personal details
Born(1869-11-21)November 21, 1869
Perry County, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Alpheus Batson, (born November 21, 1869) also known as Alfred Batson[1], was an American lawyer and politician.

He was born on November 21, 1869, in Perry County, Mississippi.[2] He was a lawyer and a merchant.[2] A resident of Recluse, Mississippi,[3] he represented Stone County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1917 to 1920.[4][5][6] In 1916, he defeated J. M. Culpeper in an election to represent the newly formed Stone County in the Mississippi House of Representatives, with a vote of 384 to 323.[7] He ran for re-election in 1919, but lost the Democratic primary to John M. "Mack" Alexander.[8] Batson moved to Bothwell, Mississippi.[2] He was later re-elected to the House, representing Greene County, for the 1932–1936 term.[2]

Personal life

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Batson was a Methodist, and was married as of 1932.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bilbo Will Deliver His Message Wednesday". Jackson Daily News. 1917-09-25. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Journal 1932". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  3. ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1918). Journal. p. 6.
  4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 812.
  5. ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1917). Journal. p. 6.
  6. ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1917). Journal. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Stone County Election". Sun Herald. 1916-06-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  8. ^ "Stone County Enterprise from Wiggins, Mississippi on August 30, 1919 · 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.