The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-17
MIssIssIppI-IN CONGRESS.
Sketches of the Statesmen Now Repre-
senting Her In Washington.

SoiiErtrS Ntic Natci iNahc anu iHOliids
H. Williams. Her first representative was
George Poindexter.
Walter Leake was Virginian by birth;
removed to Kinds county, Miss; served
in the Senate of the United States from
December, 1877, to 1920, when he re-
signed; was Governor of Mississippi from
1921 to 1925.
Thomas H.. Williams was born in North
Carolina; was appointed by President
Jefferson register OF the land office for the
Territory OF Mississippi in 1906; was sem
ator in Congress from December, 1917, to
March 5, 1920.
George Poindexter was native of Vir-
ginia; served as a delegate to Congress
from 1907 to 1913; was Governor of Mis-
sissippi from 1879 10 1921; was a senator in
Congress nom 1880 to 1885.
MISSISSIPPI SENATOR'S.
James Y. George, Of jackson, was born
in Monroe county, Georgia, October 20.
1926. His father having died in his in
fancy, he removed, when eight years of
age, with his mother to Noxubee county,
Miss, where he resided two years.
He then removed to Carroll county, where
lac was educated in the common schools
then existing. He volunteered as private
in the First regiment of Mississippi yolun-
teers in the Mexican war, commanded by
Jefferson Davis, and was at the battle Of
Monterey. On his return he studied law
and was admitted TO the bar in Carroll
county. lie was elected reporter OF the
high court n errors and appeals in 1854
reelected in 1860, and prepared and pub
lished ten volumes Of the reports OF the
decisions OF that court, and afterward prc.
pared and published a digeset OF all the
decisions Of the supreme court and high
court OF errors and appeals of that State,
from the admission OF the State into the
UniOn, 10 and including the year 1870; he
WIS member Of the convention in AIisss-
sippl in 1861 which passed the ordinance OF
secession, and nc voted for and signed
that instrument. lie was a captain i'm the
Twentieth regiment OF Mississippi volun-
teens IN the Confederate States army; after.
ward a brigadicr general OF State troops,
and attcrward colonel of the Fifth rcgi-
ment OF Mississippi cavalry in the Con-
federate States army; was chairman Of the
Democratic State executive committee OF
Mississippi in 1873 and 1876: in 1879 was
appointed one OF the judges of the supreme
court OF Mississippi, and elected chief
justice; resigned his seat on the supreme
bench in February, 1891, to take his seat
IN the Senate on the 18th OF March OF that
year and was reelected in 1886. His
term OF service will expire March 3, 1893.
Edward Cary Walthal, oiGrenada. Miss,
was born in Richmond, Va, April 1, 1891;
received an academic education at Holly
Springs, Miss: studied law a. Holly
Springs; was admitted 10 the lar in 1867,
aud commenced the practice Of law the
same year at Cofeeyille, Miss; WAS
elected in 1856 district attorney for the
Tenth judicial district OF Mississippi, and
reelected in 1859; resigned that office in
the spring OF 1861 and entered the Confed-
crate service ~ lieutenant In the Eff
teenth Mississippi regiment; was soon
altar elected Northumberland Of that reg
imcnt; in the spring Of 1862 was elected
colonel Of the Twenty-ninth Mssis-
sippl regiment; WAS promoted 20 brig
sdicr-gencral in December 1862, and major
general IN June 1864; after the surrender
practiced law at Coifcevile until January
1871, when hc removed TO Grenada, and
ha- continued the practice there until
March 1889; was delegate at-large b. the
national Democratic convention in 1873,
1876. 1880 and 1884; in 1868 was one OF
the yice JTcsdcnts III the convention, and
In 1876, 1850 and 1884 WIS chairman of the
Mississippi delegation; was appointed 10
the United States Senate as Democrat 60
fall the vacancy caused by the resignation
al the Hon. L. Y. G. lamar, appointed
Secretary Oi the Interior, and took his seat
March -. 1885; was elected by the Legis.
hilnc in January, 1886, for the uneypircd
term. lie will be reelected.
" mrRrsESTATiyEs.
Filst DistIict.-John VI. Allen, Of Tune.
To- was born in Tishomingo county, Miss,
July X, 1917; received q common school
education up 20 his enlistment as a private
In the Confederate army, in which lac
served through the war; after the cessation
81 hostilities attended the law school ut
the Cumberland university In Lebanon,
Tenn, and graduated in law in the year
1870, nj the University OF Mississippi;
commenced the practice Of his profession
ri Tupelo, Ice county, Miss, Ia 1870; in
1879 was elected district attorney for tho
firSt Judicial district OF MissiSSippi:
served n tenn II four years and rriind
from the Office; was elected TO Congress
in 1884 ~ a Democrat. and reelected in
1856.
Second District james Bright Morgan,
OF fernando, was born in Lincoln county
Tenn, March H. 1895; was brought by his
parcnis 20 DcSoio county, Miss, in 1910.
vhep'he has since resided; received an
academic education; was admitted 10 the
lar at fernando in 1857, and has been
since, when not engaged In the public
service, and is now, employed in the prac.
ticc Of hh profession; was elected judge of
probate before the war; resigned, and was
mustered into the Confederate States ser.
vice ~ private; was elected captain, aud
in the organization OF the Twenty
ninth Mississippi infantry was elected
major was promoted 10 lieutenant.
colonel and colonel; at the close Of
the war was again elected Judge; was n
nicmlcr al the State senate oi Mississippi
IN 1876, 1877 and 1873, and was chairman
III the committee on the judiciary; WIS APP
pointed In October, 1873, by the Governor,
chancellor of the Third chanccry district,
and served for four years; Is now grand
Muster Of hwons in Mississippi was elect
Ell to Congyss in 1884 ~ a Democrat, and
reelected in 1850.
Third District Thomas Clarendon
Calchings, oi Nicksburg, WAS born in
Kinds county, Miss, January n, 1917;
entered the University oi Mississippi In
September, 1870, and, after passing through
the freshman and part OF the sophomore
years, left Ia enter Oakland college, Miss
issippi, where be passed into the junior
elias in the spring Of 1851 entered the
confederate army early In 1861, and served
throughout the war; was admitted 10 tlie