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John C. Lauderdale

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John C. Lauderdale
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 35th district
In office
January 1940 – January 1944
Preceded byC. P. Winn
Succeeded byCarl C. Allen
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the DeSoto County district
In office
January 1916 – January 1920
Serving with Dalton F. Warren
Personal details
Born(1872-09-20)September 20, 1872
Lewisburg, Mississippi
DiedJune 4, 1951(1951-06-04) (aged 78)
Hernando, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat

John Cobb Lauderdale (September 20, 1872 - June 4, 1951) was an American teacher, farmer, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi legislature in the early-to-mid 20th century.

Biography

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John Cobb Lauderdale was born in Lewisburg, Mississippi, on September 20, 1872.[1][2] He was the son of Eli Benton Lauderdale and Leonora (Cobb) Lauderdale.[1] He was educated in the schools of DeSoto County, Mississippi.[1] He became a teacher and a farmer.[1][2] He was elected to represent DeSoto County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1915 and served from 1916 to 1920.[1][2] He represented Mississippi's 35th senatorial district in the Mississippi Senate from 1940 to 1944.[2] Lauderdale died on June 4, 1951, at his home in Hernando, Mississippi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ a b c d Mississippi. Legislature (1940-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  3. ^ "Mid-South Deaths". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. 1951-06-05. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-06-15.