Talbert A. Luster Explained

State House:Mississippi
Termstart:January 1912
Termend:January 1920
Birth Date:9 March 1868
District:Claiborne County
Birth Place:Cayuga, Mississippi
Party:Democrat
Spouse:Mary Williams (1893-1903)
Charlie McDowell (1907-)

Talbert Armand Luster (March 9, 1868 - January 26, 1951) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Claiborne County, from 1912 to 1920.

Biography

Talbert Armand Luster was born on March 9, 1868, in Cayuga, Hinds County, Mississippi.[1] [2] [3] He was the son of Miles Jerome Luster and Eliza Ann (Nixon) Luster. He was a member of the planter class. He graduated from the Iuka Normal Institute with a B. S. in 1892. He married Mary Rebecca Williams in 1893, and she died in 1903, leaving 2 children. He married Charlie Douglas McDowell, daughter of Solomon McDowell, in 1907. He died on January 26, 1951, and was buried in the cemetery in Cayuga.[4]

Political career

Luster was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Claiborne County, in November 1911. He was re-elected in 1915. He was a Democrat.

References

  1. Book: History, Mississippi Department of Archives and. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1912. Department of Archives and History. 413. 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. 843. en.
  3. Web site: cem_cayuga. 2021-03-19. msgw.org.
  4. Web site: Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on January 27, 1951 ยท Page 1. 2021-05-19. Newspapers.com. en.