The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-22
Special to The Neaps.

Jackson, MISS, april Z1.--LulHei
Manship, former lieutenant governor
of Mississippi, and widely known on
| the American lecture platform, died
at the old Manship home on Fortifica-
| ton street, at 1890 o'clock this morn
ling after lingering illness of several
months.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed The interment in all
probability will take place here in the
family burial lot at Greenwood Gene
terry.
Luther Manship was born in Jack
son on April 16, 1853, the son of
Charles Henry Manship and his wife,
| AdaIine Daley His father was ma
tive of Maryland, and his mother's S
parents came from Boston to New Or
leans in 1926, and thence to Jackson
in 1884.
Luther Manship's father was one of
the pioneers of Jackson, coming here
when the capital city was a mere VII
lage. He was skilled mechanic, and
prepared practically all of the interior
woodwork of the old capitol building
which now stands at the head of Capt.
tol street He was postmaster OF
Jackson for two terms under the Con-
federate government, served as city
clerk and Mayor of Jackson three
times before 1868, in which year, as
Mayor of the city, he surrendered
Jackson to the invading Federal army.
He held various trusteeships OF state
institutions for more than fifty years
Luther Manship was educated in the
public schools Of Jackson. In early
boyhood he decided to become a rail-
road engineer, and served his appren-
ticeship in the Illinois Central shops
at McComb, being finally sent on the
road as fireman, and later as engi-
neer. He was a member Of the board
of aldermen OF McComb in 1880 and
1881 and then decided to return to his
native city. In 1856 he was elected to
the city council of Jackson and served
continuously for ten years, as col
league of Oliver Clifton, George Lem
on, H.. M. Taylor, j. Hunter. Taylor.
l.. F. Chiles, and other veteran alder
men of that period.
DeIineates Negro Character.
+ In 1896 Mr.. Manship was elected to
the lower house of the legislature
from Hinds county. and served during
the four-year period of Gov. McLau-
rims administration. At that time he
was beginning to achieve prominence
on the lecture platform, notably as one
of the very few accurate delineators
of the negro character.
Numerous honors had been accord
ed Mr.. Manship during the past twen-
ty years. He was a member OF Gov.
yardaman's military staff, served sew
eral terms as trustee of the Jackson
public schools. and Also as trustee OF
the blind institute. In November, 1907,
he, was elected Bieuf Governor OF
Mississippi by an overwhelming MIA
jority, having virtually no opposition,
and did not even make a canvass OF
the state.
II was as lecturer. however, that
Mr.. Manship was best known. and un-
der the auspices of various lyceum
bureaus he toured nearly every state
in the Union, and achieved much sue
cess. He was a contemporary of Ex-
Gov. Bob Taylor of Tennessee, Robert
vending, and other noted lecturers
under the management of Nashville
bureau. His best known lectures were
Lights and Shadows AN Evening
of Song and Story" and From the
Big House to the Cabin" Among lit
erary critics he was recognized as
perhaps the most adept delineator OF
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