Julian P. Alexander Explained

Julian P. Alexander
Office:Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Termstart:1941
Termend:1953
Predecessor:George H. Ethridge
Successor:Fred Lotterhos Sr.
Birth Name:Julian Power Alexander
Birth Date:December 7, 1887
Birth Place:Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Education:Princeton University (AB)
University of Mississippi School of Law (LLB)

Julian Power Alexander (December 7, 1887 – January 1, 1953) was an American attorney and an associate justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court, where he served from 1941 until his death.[1]

Biography

Julian Alexander was the son of Charlton Henry Alexander and Matilda Macmillan Alexander.[1] He received his secondary education in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Millsaps College and Southwestern Presbyterian University.[2] He received an AB degree from Princeton University in 1908, and an LL.B. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1910.[1]

In 1913, Julian married Corabel Wharton Roberts, with whom he had three children.[3]

Political offices

Legal author

Death and legacy

Alexander died from coronary thrombosis in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 1953, while attending the Sugar Bowl football game at Tulane Stadium.[2] He was interred at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi.[5]

Alexander's portrait is part of the Mississippi Hall of Fame located in the Old Capitol Museum to honor his significant contributions to the state of Mississippi.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=RfXGJBB1HvoC&dq=Books+by+Julian+Power+Alexander&pg=PA9 James B. Lloyd (ed.) 1981. Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817 - 1967. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=2RBbAAAAYAAJ&dq=1953+Judge+Alexander+dies+at+Sugar+Bowl&pg=RA1-PA159 Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials (Julian Power Alexander), Vol. LIII, No. 15 (February 6, 1953)
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=usgwAQAAMAAJ&dq=Princeton+University+1908+Julian+P.+Alexander&pg=PA13 Approaching the Fifteenth: The Class of 1908 in 1922. Princeton, N.J.: The Princeton University Press
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=hRNbAAAAYAAJ&dq=mississippi+supreme+court+justice+Julian+P.+Alexander&pg=RA1-PR34 Princeton Alumni Weekly, With the Alumni '08, Vol. XLI, No. 7 (November 11, 1940)
  5. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Alexander . 2024-03-22 . politicalgraveyard.com.
  6. http://mdah.state.ms.us/oldcap/hof.pdf Mississippi Hall of Fame