Nathan Shirley Explained

Nathan Shirley was a state legislator in Mississippi.

He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1874 to 1879.^[1] He served as a constable in Chickasaw County^[2]

The results of a state senate election between him and J. F. Griffin were disputed.^[3]

He served with F. H. Little and the R. O. Reynolds from Chickasaw County. He was succeeded by J. T. Griffin.^[4]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Archives and. History. April 4, 1917. Department of Archives and History. Google Books.
2. Web site: Nathan Shirley – Against All Odds.
3. Web site: Journal. Mississippi Legislature. Senate. April 4, 1874. Google Books.
4. Book: 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. Robert. Lowry. William H.. McCardle. April 4, 1891. R.H. Henry & Company. 9780788448218. Google Books.