2nd Mississippi Legislature explained

Before:1st Mississippi Legislature
After:3rd Mississippi Legislature
State:Mississippi
Jurisdiction:Mississippi
Country:USA
Chamber1:Mississippi State Senate
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:Duncan Stewart
Chamber2:Mississippi House of Representatives
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Edward Turner
Meeting Place:Natchez, Mississippi
Body:Mississippi Legislature

The 2nd Mississippi Legislature first met on January 4, 1819, in Natchez, Mississippi.[1] [2] It adjourned in February 1819.[3]

Senate

The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following members. Lieutenant Governor Duncan Stewart served ex officio as President of the Senate, and non-senator Spotswood Mills served as the Senate's secretary.

County DistrictSenator
AdamsHenry Postlethwaite
AmiteDavid Lea
JeffersonArmstrong Ellis
WilkinsonJoseph Johnson
Franklin, PikeRichardson Bowman
Lawrence, Marion, HancockHowell W. Runnels
Warren, ClaiborneHenry D. Downs
Wayne, Greene, JacksonJosiah Skinner

House

The Mississippi House of Representatives was composed of the following. Edward Turner was elected Speaker of the House. Non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and Henry Vaughan served as Clerk and Doorkeeper respectively.

CountyRepresentative
AdamsCharles B. Green
Joseph Sessions
John B. Newitt
Edward Turner
AmiteHenry Hanna
John Burton
William Gardner
ClaiborneWilliam Willis
Stephen D. Carson
FranklinJohn Cameron
GreenIsaac R. Nicholson
HancockNoel Jourdon
Jackson?
JeffersonRoswell Valentine
James Calvin
LawrenceHarmon Runnells
MarionJacob Tomlinson
PikeVincent Gardner
David Cleveland
WarrenJacob Hyland
WayneWilliam Patton
WilkinsonThomas M. Gildart
Joshua Child
John R. Holliday

References

  1. Journal of the House of Representatives . Journal of the House of Representatives . Jan 1819 2d Sess . 4-5 . LLMC Digital.
  2. News: 1819-01-06 . 1819 Legislature of the State of Mississippi . 2024-09-19 . Natchez Gazette . 2.
  3. Web site: Mississippi official and statistical register 1964/68. . 2024-10-17 . HathiTrust . 202 . en.