2nd Mississippi Legislature
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| 2nd Mississippi Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Mississippi Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi, USA | ||||
| Meeting place | Natchez, Mississippi | ||||
| Term | January 4, 1819 – February 1819 | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President | Duncan Stewart | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | Edward Turner | ||||
The 2nd Mississippi Legislature first met on January 4, 1819, in Natchez, Mississippi.[1][2] It adjourned in February 1819.[3]
Senate
[edit]The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following members.[2] Lieutenant Governor Duncan Stewart served ex officio as President of the Senate, and non-senator Spotswood Mills served as the Senate's secretary.[2]
| County District | Senator |
| Adams | Henry Postlethwaite |
| Amite | David Lea |
| Jefferson | Armstrong Ellis |
| Wilkinson | Joseph Johnson |
| Franklin, Pike | Richardson Bowman |
| Lawrence, Marion, Hancock | Howell W. Runnels |
| Warren, Claiborne | Henry D. Downs |
| Wayne, Greene, Jackson | Josiah Skinner |
House
[edit]The Mississippi House of Representatives was composed of the following.[1][2] Edward Turner was elected Speaker of the House.[1] Non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and Henry Vaughan served as Clerk and Doorkeeper respectively.[2]
| County | Representative |
| Adams | Charles B. Green |
| Joseph Sessions | |
| John B. Newitt | |
| Edward Turner | |
| Amite | Henry Hanna |
| John Burton | |
| William Gardner | |
| Claiborne | William Willis |
| Stephen D. Carson | |
| Franklin | John Cameron |
| Green | Isaac R. Nicholson |
| Hancock | Noel Jourdon |
| Jackson | ? |
| Jefferson | Roswell Valentine |
| James Calvin | |
| Lawrence | Harmon Runnells |
| Marion | Jacob Tomlinson |
| Pike | Vincent Gardner |
| David Cleveland | |
| Warren | Jacob Hyland |
| Wayne | William Patton |
| Wilkinson | Thomas M. Gildart |
| Joshua Child | |
| John R. Holliday |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Journal of the House of Representatives". Journal of the House of Representatives. Jan 1819 2d Sess: 4–5 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ a b c d e "1819 Legislature of the State of Mississippi". Natchez Gazette. 1819-01-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Mississippi official and statistical register 1964/68". HathiTrust. p. 202. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
