1st Mississippi Legislature
1st Mississippi Legislature | |||
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Overview | |||
Jurisdiction | Mississippi, United States | ||
Term | October 6, 1817 (1817-10-06) – February 6, 1818 (1818-02-06) | ||
Election | September 17, 1817 | ||
Mississippi State Senate | |||
Members | 8 | ||
President | Edward Turner | ||
Mississippi House of Representatives | |||
Members | 24 | ||
Speaker | Thomas Barnes |
The 1st Mississippi Legislature met between October 6 and February 6, 1818, first in Washington and then in Natchez, Mississippi.
Background
Elections were held on September 17, 1817.[1] Senators and representatives first convened in Washington, Mississippi, between October 6 and October 9, 1817.[2] They then met in Natchez, Mississippi, on December 8, 1817.[2] The Senate adjourned on February 4, 1818.[2]
Senate
Two senators, Duncan Stewart and David Dickson, resigned during the recess in between October and December.[2] Joseph Johnson was sworn in to replace Stewart (who had been elected lieutenant governor) on December 9, 1817.[2] Stewart, who was sworn in on December 9, 1817, became the ex officio president of the Senate.[3] Nathaniel Wells was sworn in to replace Dickson on January 2, 1819.[2] The House adjourned on February 6, 1818.[3]
Counties | Senator(s) |
Adams | Henry Postlethwaite |
Amite | David Lea |
Jefferson | Hezekiah J. Balch |
Wilkinson | Duncan Stewart (Oct-Dec. 8, 1817) |
Joseph Johnston (Dec. 1818–1819) | |
Franklin, Pike | David Dickson (Oct-Dec 8, 1817) |
Nathaniel Wells (January 2, 1819) | |
Lawrence, Marion, Hancock | Charles Stovall |
Warren, Claiborne | Daniel Burnet |
Wayne, Greene, Jackson | Josiah Skinner |
House
The House met alongside the Senate on October 6, 1817.[3] On that day, Thomas Barnes of Claiborne County was elected Speaker of the House.[3] Then, non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and John Lowry were elected to the offices of House clerk and doorkeeper respectively.[3] One representative, Benjamin Bullen, resigned in between the October and December meetings.[2][3] Cowles Mead was sworn in to replace Bullen on December 8, 1817.[3]
County | Representative(s) |
Adams | Philander Smith |
Joseph Sessions | |
Edward Turner | |
Charles B. Green | |
Amite | David Davis |
Hardy Coward | |
Angus Wilkinson | |
Claiborne | Thomas Barnes |
Henry G. Johnston | |
Franklin | Joseph Winn |
Greene | George B. Dameron |
Hancock | Noel Jourdan |
Jackson | Archibald McManis |
Jefferson | Benjamin M. Bullen (Oct-Dec. 1817) |
Cowles Mead (Dec. 1817–1818) | |
Edward Duggan | |
Lawrence | Harman Runnels |
Marion | George M. Nixon |
Pike | Elbert Burton |
David Cleveland | |
Warren | Jacob Hyland |
Wayne | William Patton |
Wilkinson | Thomas M. Gildart |
Abram M. Scott | |
John Joor |
References
- ^ "Article clipped from Mississippi Free Trader". Mississippi Free Trader. 1817-08-17. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mississippi. Legislature. Senate (1817-10-06). "First Session of the First General Assembly". Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi: 5, 29, 32, 38, 89, 111, 218 – via eGROVE.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Oct. 1817-Feb. 1818, 1st Sess.: 3–5, 7, 22–23, 35–36, 407 – via LLMC Digital.
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