4th Mississippi Legislature explained

Before:3rd Mississippi Legislature
After:5th Mississippi Legislature
Jurisdiction:Mississippi
State:Mississippi
Chamber1:Mississippi State Senate
Chamber2:Mississippi House of Representatives
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Beverly R. Grayson
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:President pro tempore
Chamber1 Leader2:Thomas Torrence
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:James Patton
Meeting Place:Natchez, Mississippi
Body:Mississippi Legislature

The 4th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1821, to February 12, 1821, in Natchez, Mississippi.[1]

Senate

The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following. James Patton, the lieutenant governor of Mississippi, served ex officio as the president of the Senate. Thomas A. Willis was elected Secretary of the Senate, and J. Lowry was elected Door-Keeper. On January 15, 1821, Thomas Torrence was elected president pro tempore of the Senate.

County DistrictSenator Name
AdamsJoseph Sessions
Charles B. Green
AmiteThomas Torrence
WilkinsonJohn Joor
Warren, ClaiborneWilliam Willis
Pike, MarionDavid Dickson
Jefferson, FranklinCowles Mead
Lawrence, Covington, WayneHowell W. Runnels
Jackson, Hancock, Green, PerryIsaac R. Nicholson

House

The Mississippi House of Representatives was composed of the following.[2] Beverly R. Grayson was elected Speaker of the House. Non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and James R. Whitney were elected to the offices of clerk and door keeper, respectively.

CountyRepresentative
AdamsSamuel L. Winston
Beverly R. Grayson
Samuel Montgomery
Adams (Natchez)James Foster
AmiteRichard Hurst
John Burton
Wilie Jackson
ClaiborneHenry G. Johnson
Thomas Freeland
CovingtonGarven Harris
FranklinBailey E. Chaney
Thomas Cotton
HancockNoel Jourdan
JacksonThomas Bilbo
JeffersonIsaac N. Selcer
William B. Blanton
LawrenceThomas Anderson
Arthur Fox
MarionFrancis B. Lenoir
PerryR. H. Gilmer
Hugh McDonald
PikeWilliam Dickson
James Robinson
Vincent Gardner
WarrenFrancis Griffin
WayneJosiah Watts
WilkinsonGerard C. Brandon
William A. Richardson
William Yerby

References

  1. Jan 1821 . 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 . LLMC Digital.
  2. Jan 1821 . 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 . LLMC Digital.