11th Mississippi Legislature explained

State:Mississippi
Body:Mississippi Legislature
Chamber1:Mississippi State Senate
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President pro tempore
Chamber1 Leader1:William Dowsing
Chamber2:Mississippi House of Representatives
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Charles B. Green
Before:10th Mississippi Legislature
After:12th Mississippi Legislature
Meeting Place:Jackson, Mississippi

The 11th Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi, from January 7, 1828, to February 16, 1828.[1] [2]

Senate

William Dowsing served as president pro tempore of the Senate. Non-senator David Dickson served as secretary. The Senate adjourned on January 30, 1828.

County DistrictSenator Name
AdamsFountain Winston
WilkinsonJoseph Johnson
Pike, MarionWiley P. Harris
Jackson, Hancock, Green, PerryJohn McLeod
Amite, FranklinThomas Torrence
MonroeWilliam Dowsing
ClaiborneThomas Freeland
Copiah, JeffersonJohn L. Irwin
Wayne, Covington, JonesHamilton Cooper
Lawrence, SimpsonCharles Lynch
Warren, Yazoo, Hinds, WashingtonHenry W. Vick

House

Charles B. Green was elected Speaker of the House. Non-representatives James Phillips Jr. and Dillard Collins were elected Clerk and Door-Keeper respectively. The House adjourned on February 26, 1828.

CountyRepresentative Name
AdamsJohn A. Quitman
Charles B. Green
AmiteSamuel B. Marsh
Edmond Smith
ClaiborneJohn Henderson
Parmenius Briscoe
CopiahSeth Grandberry
Samuel N. Gilliland
CovingtonJohn Colbert
FranklinJames C. Hawley
David D. Gibson
GreenArchibald McManus
HancockP. Rutilius R. Pray
HindsSilas Brown
JacksonWilliam Starks
JeffersonClaudius Gibson
William M. Green
JonesJohn C. Thomas
LawrenceHarmon Runnels
MarionDavid Ford
MonroeLarkin Pruett
Robert Edrington
George Higgason
PerryHugh McDonald
PikeDavid Cleveland
William Dickson
SimpsonF. E. Plummer
WarrenWilliam L. Sharkey
WashingtonWilliam B. Prince
WayneThomas S. Sterling
WilkinsonThomas G. Ellis
T. B. J. Hadley
YazooRichard Sparks

References

  1. Jan 1828 . Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi : reformatted from the original and including . Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi : reformatted from the original and including . Jan 1828 11th Sess . LLMC Digital.
  2. Jan 1828 . Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi . Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi . Jan 1828 11th Sess . LLMC Digital.