William P. Stribling Explained

Birth Date:12 August 1873
Birth Place:Fulton, Mississippi
Death Place:Columbus, Mississippi
Party:Democratic
State Senate:Mississippi State
District:25th
Termstart:January 1916
Termend:January 1920

William Pleasant Stribling (August 12, 1873 - December 22, 1947) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

William Pleasant Stribling was born on August 12, 1873, in Fulton, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of Shelton Randolph Stribling and his wife, Mary Jane (Cates) Stribling. Stribling attended the public schools in Fulton. He decided to practice law and took the law course at the University of Mississippi. He then attended the Cumberland School of Law, graduating in 1896.[2] After graduation, he was admitted to the bar and began practicing in Tupelo, Mississippi. He then went to practice law in Muskogee, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and Marlin, Texas, for a year. In 1904, he moved to Columbus, Mississippi, and continued practicing law there. In 1915, he was elected to represent the 25th District as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term. In 1920, he was a candidate to represent one of Mississippi's districts in the U. S. House of Representatives.[3] Stribling died on December 22, 1947, at his home in Columbus, Mississippi.[4]

References

  1. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. 785–786. en.
  2. Book: The Beta Theta Pi. 1894. 474. en.
  3. News: 1920-05-19. W. P. Stribling opens his campaign for Congress. 4. The Columbus Dispatch 19??-1922. 2022-02-21.
  4. News: 1947-12-23. Obituary for William P. Stribling. 9. Longview News-Journal. 2022-02-21.