E. M. Alexander Explained

Birth Date:20 December 1830
Birth Place:Monroe County, Mississippi, U.S.
State Senate:Mississippi State
District:23rd
Term Start:January 1872
Term End:1873
Predecessor:W. T. Stricklin
Successor:Clarence Cullens
State House1:Mississippi
District1:Tippah County
Term1:1871
Party:Democratic

Eli Marion Alexander (December 20, 1830 - February 22, 1906) was an American physician and Democratic politician. He served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1872 to 1874, and in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1871.

Biography

Eli Marion Alexander was born in Monroe County, Mississippi, on December 20, 1830.[1] He studied medicine in the University of Louisville medical department. He then attended Jefferson Medical College, where he graduated with a M. D. degree in March 1859. He then practiced medicine in Ripley, Mississippi, until stopping due to bad health in 1870.[2] During the American Civil War, Alexander served as the medical director of the 5th Mississippi Militia with the rank of lieutenant colonel. His unit was moved to the 2nd Regiment of Mississippi State Troops. Shortly after his service began, Alexander was forced to resign from it due to bad health. He represented Tippah County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1871. In 1871, Alexander was elected to represent the 23rd District in the Mississippi State Senate and served in the 1872 and 1873 sessions.[3] He then resigned from the Senate after two years in office. In September 1875, Alexander was elected to be the Permanent Chairman of the Democratic-Conservative Convention of Tippah County.[4] In August 1883, Alexander was heavily considered as a candidate for the State House.[5]

Anderson died on February 22, 1906.[6] [7] [8]

Personal life

Alexander married Virginia V. Sherry in January 1869.

References

  1. Book: Atkinson, William Biddle . A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary American Physicians and Surgeons . 1880 . D.G. Brinton . 549 . en.
  2. Book: Lowry, Robert . A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis . McCardle . William H. . 1891 . AMS Press . 978-0-404-04610-1 . 583-585 . en.
  3. News: 1872-01-11 . Mississippi Legislature 1872 . 2024-06-23 . The Clarion-Ledger . 1.
  4. News: 1875-09-22 . Article clipped from The Clarion-Ledger . 2024-06-23 . The Clarion-Ledger . 1.
  5. News: 1883-08-11 . Our Next Representative . 2024-06-23 . The Ripley Advertiser . 2.
  6. Web site: Tippah County, MS Confederate Graves . 2024-06-23 . sites.rootsweb.com.
  7. Web site: A- Death Index Tippah County, MS . 2024-06-23 . sites.rootsweb.com.
  8. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/tippah/cemeteries/ripley.txt