Lafayette Joseph Lott Explained

State House:Mississippi
Term:1916-1920
District:Carroll County
Party:Democrat
Birth Place:Carroll County, Mississippi
Spouse:Sarah Holland (m. 1880)
Children:9
Birth Date:6 March 1863
Resting Place:Grenada, Mississippi

LaFayette Joseph Lott, also known as Joseph Lafayette Lott (March 6, 1863 - July 20, 1952), was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing Carroll County from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

LaFayette Joseph Lott was born on March 6, 1863, in Carroll County, Mississippi.[1] [2] His parents were James Lott and Margarette Jane (McDonald) Lott. He was of Scottish and Irish ancestry. He was a farmer and a Baptist minister. He married Sarah Holland on December 18, 1880, and they had nine children together.[3] He was the Justice of the Peace in Carroll County from 1888 to 1891. From 1905 to 1910, he was the organizer of the local farmer's union. On November 7, 1915, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Carroll County, as a Democrat. He died on July 20, 1952, and was buried in Calvary Baptist Cemetery near Grenada, Mississippi.

References

  1. Book: History, Mississippi Department of Archives and. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. en.
  2. Web site: Calvary Baptist Cemetery Carroll County Mississippi . 2021-03-10. www.msgw.org.
  3. "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZJ-PWR : 14 February 2020), Joseph L. Lott, 1880.