Patrick Claiborne Meagher Explained

State House:Mississippi
District:Yazoo County
Birth Date:18 February 1869
Termstart:January 1916
Termend:November 24, 1920
Birth Place:Yazoo County, MS
Death Place:Yazoo County, MS
Party:Democrat

Patrick Claiborne Meagher (February 18, 1869 - November 24, 1920) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Yazoo County, from 1916 until his death.

Biography

Patrick Claiborne Meagher was born on February 18, 1869, in Dover, Yazoo County, Mississippi.[1] [2] [3] His parents were Irish immigrant and Confederate Civil War veteran Patrick Farrell Meagher, and Maggie (Riley) Meagher. He was the Treasurer of Yazoo County until 1916. He was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent his native Yazoo County, as a Democrat, in November 1915.[4] He was re-elected in 1919. However, he died on November 24, 1920, in Yazoo County, before his term ended.[5] He never married.

References

  1. Book: History, Mississippi Department of Archives and. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1923. Department of Archives and History. en.
  2. Book: History, Mississippi Department of Archives and. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. en.
  3. Book: Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of. Journal. 1920. 8. en.
  4. News: 1922-01-13. Obituary - Resolution In Memory of Patrick Claiborne Meagher (fthr Patrick F Meagher) 1-13-1922. 3. The Yazoo Herald. 2021-03-19.
  5. News: 1920-11-30. Obituary - Patrick Meagher 11-30-1920. 1. The Yazoo Herald. 2021-03-19.