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Patrick Claiborne Meagher

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Patrick Claiborne Meagher
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Yazoo County district
In office
January 1916 – November 24, 1920
Personal details
Born(1869-02-18)February 18, 1869
Yazoo County, MS
DiedNovember 24, 1920(1920-11-24) (aged 51)
Yazoo County, MS
Political partyDemocrat

Patrick Claiborne Meagher (February 18, 1869 - November 24, 1920) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Yazoo County, from 1916 until his death.

Biography

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Patrick Claiborne Meagher was born on February 18, 1869, in Dover, Yazoo County, Mississippi.[1][2][3] His parents were Irish immigrant and Confederate Civil War veteran Patrick Farrell Meagher, and Maggie (Riley) Meagher.[2][1] He was the Treasurer of Yazoo County until 1916.[2] He was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent his native Yazoo County, as a Democrat, in November 1915.[2][1][4] He was re-elected in 1919.[1][4] However, he died on November 24, 1920, in Yazoo County, before his term ended.[5] He never married.[1][2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ a b c d e History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  3. ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1920). Journal. p. 8.
  4. ^ a b c "Obituary - Resolution In Memory of Patrick Claiborne Meagher (fthr Patrick F Meagher) 1-13-1922". The Yazoo Herald. 1922-01-13. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  5. ^ "Obituary - Patrick Meagher 11-30-1920". The Yazoo Herald. 1920-11-30. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-03-19.