Lock E. Houston Explained
Lock E. Houston (1814 - January 22, 1897) was a judge and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1] He served in the Mississippi House during the American Civil War.[2] [3]
He was born in Knox County, Tennessee.[4] His parents died while he was young, he took up blacksmithing to fund his education, graduated from the University of Tennessee, taught in Alabama, studied law, and then settled in Aberdeen, Mississippi.[4]
In 1850 he argued a case before the Mississippi Supreme Court.[5]
In his later life he declined appointment offers to the Mississippi Supreme Court and for nomination as a candidate for a seat in the U.S. Congress.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society. Mississippi Historical. Society. August 29, 1902. Google Books.
- Book: Smith, Timothy B.. Mississippi in the Civil War: The Home Front. August 29, 2010. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781604734300 . Google Books.
- Web site: The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-3 [serial no. 127-129] Correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Confederate authorities, similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but including the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series. 1900. 3 v]. United States War. Department. August 29, 1900. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
- Web site: Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association. American Bar. Association. August 29, 1897. E.C. Markley & Son. Google Books.
- Web site: Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi .... Mississippi Supreme. Court. Thomas Alexander. Marshall. William C.. Smedes. Volney Erskine. Howard. Robert John. Walker. John Franklin. Cushman. James Zachariah. George. August 29, 1850. E.W. Stephens Publishing Company. Google Books.
