4th Mississippi Legislature
| 4th Mississippi Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Mississippi Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi,  United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Natchez, Mississippi | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1821 – February 12, 1821 | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President | James Patton | ||||
| President pro tempore | Thomas Torrence | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | Beverly R. Grayson | ||||
The 4th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1821 to February 12, 1821, in Natchez, Mississippi.[1]
Senate
[edit]The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following.[1] James Patton, the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, served ex officio as the President of the Senate.[1] Thomas A. Willis was elected Secretary of the Senate, and J. Lowry was elected Door-Keeper.[1] On January 15, 1821, Thomas Torrence was elected President pro tempore of the Senate.[1]
| County District | Senator Name |
| Adams | Joseph Sessions |
| Charles B. Green | |
| Amite | Thomas Torrence |
| Wilkinson | John Joor |
| Warren, Claiborne | William Willis |
| Pike, Marion | David Dickson |
| Jefferson, Franklin | Cowles Mead |
| Lawrence, Covington, Wayne | Howell W. Runnels |
| Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry | Isaac R. Nicholson |
House
[edit]The Mississippi House of Representatives was composed of the following.[2] Beverly R. Grayson was elected Speaker of the House.[2] Non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and James R. Whitney were elected to the offices of clerk and door keeper, respectively.[2]
| County | Representative |
| Adams | Samuel L. Winston |
| Beverly R. Grayson | |
| Samuel Montgomery | |
| Adams (Natchez) | James Foster |
| Amite | Richard Hurst |
| John Burton | |
| Wilie Jackson | |
| Claiborne | Henry G. Johnson |
| Thomas Freeland | |
| Covington | Garven Harris |
| Franklin | Bailey E. Chaney |
| Thomas Cotton | |
| Hancock | Noel Jourdan |
| Jackson | Thomas Bilbo |
| Jefferson | Isaac N. Selcer |
| William B. Blanton | |
| Lawrence | Thomas Anderson |
| Arthur Fox | |
| Marion | Francis B. Lenoir |
| Perry | R. H. Gilmer |
| Hugh McDonald | |
| Pike | William Dickson |
| James Robinson | |
| Vincent Gardner | |
| Warren | Francis Griffin |
| Wayne | Josiah Watts |
| Wilkinson | Gerard C. Brandon |
| William A. Richardson | |
| William Yerby |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1821 4th Sess: 3–4, 20, 37, 182. Jan 1821 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ a b c "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1821 4th Sess. Jan 1821 – via LLMC Digital.
