Beverly R. Grayson Explained

Beverly R. Grayson
Office:Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Term Start:January 1, 1821
Term End:February 12, 1821
Predecessor:Edward Turner
Successor:Gerard C. Brandon
Birth Date:1782
Death Date:1843
State House1:Mississippi
District1:Adams County
Termstart1:January 3, 1820
Termend1:February 12, 1821

Beverly R. Grayson (1782 – 1843) was an American public official and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as a clerk of the territorial supreme court until 1808,[1] and represented Adams County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821.[2] He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 4th Mississippi Legislature, serving from January 1, 1821, to February 12, 1821.[3] [4]

He was appointed Register of the Land Office at Washington, in the state of Mississippi.[5]

He ran for election to Congress in the Mississippi 1826 special and 1826 general election.[6] He announced his candidacy for Mississippi governor in the 1827 election but lost to Gerard Brandon.[7] [8] Grayson ran for election to the State Senate in 1839.[9]

He was on the Board of Trustees of Jefferson College.[10] Grayson was on the Board of Trustees of Elizabeth Female Academy and helped managed a lottery authorized by the legislature for the school to raise funds.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hargrove, David M. . January 17, 2019 . Mississippi's Federal Courts: A History . Univ. Press of Mississippi . 978-1-4968-1949-9 . Google Books.
  2. Web site: Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Rowland . Dunbar . 1907 .
  3. Web site: Lipscomb . William Lowndes . 1909 . A History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century .
  4. 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.
  5. News: May 1, 1821 . Appointments by the President of the United States. . Edwardsville Spectator . 3 . Library of Congress.
  6. News: June 27, 1826 . July Election. . Natchez Newspaper and Public Advertiser . 4 . Newspapers.com.
  7. Book: Grayson, Beverly R. . To the people of the State of Mississippi: B. R. Grayson . 1827.
  8. News: Wilson . Edgar S. . January 5, 1933 . Mirrors of Mississippi . The Lexington Advertiser . 4.
  9. News: November 8, 1839 . The Election. . The Yazoo City Whig and Political Register . 3 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: June 24, 1826 . Jefferson College . Natchez Gazette . 1 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: August 22, 1825 . Elizabeth Female Academy. . The Natchez Weekly Democrat . 8 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: August 12, 1820 . By Authority of the Legislature . Natchez Gazette . 2 . Newspapers.com.

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