State House: | Mississippi |
Termstart: | January 1916 |
Termend: | January 1920 |
District: | George County |
Birth Date: | 14 November 1891 |
Birth Place: | George County, MS |
Death Place: | Gulfport, MS |
Party: | Democrat |
Children: | 3 |
Luther Whit Maples (November 14, 1891 - January 4, 1971) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing George County, from 1916 to 1920.
Luther Whit Maples was born on November 14, 1891, in Clarence, George County, Mississippi.[1] His parents were John Maples and Josephine (Bond) Maples. Luther was a farmer. In November 1915, he was elected to represent George County in the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat. He fought for the United States during World War I. He established the first family juvenile court in Mississippi.[2] He died on January 4, 1971, after a lengthy illness, in Gulfport, Mississippi.[3] He was survived by a widow and three children, two daughters and a son.