1890–1892 Mississippi Legislature

1890–1892 Mississippi Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMississippi Legislature
JurisdictionMississippi,  United States
Meeting placeOld Mississippi State Capitol
Term7 January 1890 (1890-01-07) – 5 January 1892 (1892-01-05)
Election1889 Mississippi elections
Mississippi State Senate
Members45
PresidentM. M. Evans
President pro temporeR. A. Dean
Party controlDemocratic
Mississippi House of Representatives
Members133
SpeakerJames S. Madison
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
1st7 January 1890 (1890-01-07) – 24 February 1890 (1890-02-24)

The 1890–1892 Mississippi Legislature[1] met between January 7, 1890, and February 24, 1890, in Jackson, Mississippi.[2]

Elections were held on November 5, 1889.[3]

Senate

All 45 senators were Democrats.[3] Some senators had been elected two years before and were holding over until the end of their four-year terms, while others had been just elected.[2] M. M. Evans, as Lieutenant Governor, served ex officio as President of the Senate.[2] R. A. Dean was chosen by acclamation to be the Senate's President Pro Tempore.[2]

Senate
District Name Postoffice Notes
1 Carroll Kendrick Corinth
2 W. A. McDonald Ashland Holding over
3 M. J. McKinney Holly Springs
4 C. A. Marshall Pleasant Hill Holding over
5 N. A. Taylor Senatobia Holding over
6 C. K. Caruthers Como
7 R. A. Dean Glenville Holding over
8 J. W. Lamar Pine Valley
9 J. W. Cutrer Clarksdale Holding over
10 Richard Wharton Chesterville
11 J. L. Turnage Saltillo Holding over
J. C. Burdine Smithville Holding over
12 J. C. Neilson Columbus Holding over
13 A. A. Montgomery Osborn Holding over
J. R. Nolen Greensboro
14 L. M. Southworth Carrollton
15 J. M. Jayne Greenville
16 G. A. Wilson Lexington Holding over
17 Presley Groves Ofahoma Holding over
18 W. F. Rodgers Oak Grove
19 G. G. Dillard Macon Holding over
20 J. P. Walker Meridian Holding over
21 A. M. Byrd Philadelphia
22 W. H. Hill Sylvarena
23 J. R. Cameron Canton Holding over
24 A. M. Hicks Benton
25 Pat Henry Vicksburg
26 H. L. Foote Egremont
27 C. M. Williamson Jackson Holding over
28 Stephen Thrasher Port Gibson
29 Alex. Fairley Mt. Olive Holding over
30 T. A. Wood Quitman Holding over
31 Horace Bloomfield Scranton
32 T. B. Ford Columbia
33 Will T. Martin Natchez Holding over
34 G. A. Guice Meadville Holding over
35 J. H. Jones Woodville
36 J. N. McLeod Harrison Station Holding over
37 A. G. Ferguson Sandersville
38 George S. Dodds Hazlehurst

House

The House consisted of 129 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 1 Independent.[3] James S. Madison was elected Speaker of the House.[4]

House of Representatives
County / District Name Postoffice
Adams G. M. Marshall Natchez
G. F. Bowles Natchez
Alcorn T. J. Graves Corinth
Amite Polk Talbert Gloster
Attala James P. Allen Kosciusko
L. S. Terry Sallis
Benton B. D. Simpson Saulsbury, Tenn.
Bolivar O. L. Shelby Huntington
L. C. Moore Australia
Calhoun Joseph Griffin Sarepta
Carroll T. W. Sullivan Carrollton
E. L. Conger Blackmonton
Chickasaw J. W. Winter Houlka
J. M. Trice Okolona
Claiborne E. M. Barber Port Gibson
Choctaw Lafayette Robinson Ackerman
Clarke J. B. Johnston Shubuta
Clay W. B. Gunn West Point
T. W. Davidson Montpelier
Coahoma S. C. Cook Clarksdale
G. H. Oliver Jonestown
Copiah J. F. Sexton Crystal Springs
T. J. Millsaps Crystal Springs
Covington C. M. Edmondson Williamsburg
DeSoto T. C. Dockery Hernando
L. W. Williamson Pleasant Hill
Franklin T. A. Magee McCall's Creek
Greene D. W. McLeod Leakesville
Grenada William McSwine Grenada
Hancock D. B. Seal Bay St. Louis
Harrison W. G. Evans, Jr. Mississipi City
Hinds Harry Peyton Bolton
J. F. Fitzgerald Cynthia
J. A. P. Campbell Jr. Jackson
T. M. Griffin Utica
Holmes H. J. Reid Acona
J. L. Cotten Pickens
Issaquena C. J. Jones Ben Lomond
Itawamba William A. Hartsfield Fulton
Jackson J. M. Pelham West Pascagoula
Jasper Samuel Whitman Enterprise
Jefferson T. L. Darden Fayette
Jones A. Arrington Ellisville
Kemper J. T. Gewin Rushville
Lafayette Fielder Webster Delay
J. S. Sowers Oxford
Lauderdale H. M. Street Meridian
W. R. Denton Bailey
Lawrence Archie Fairly Silver Creek
Leake E. D. Terry Thomastown
Lee James L. Gillespie Tupelo
T. A. Boggan Mooresville
Leflore J. K. Vardaman Greenwood
Lincoln J. A. J. Hart Bogue Chitto
Lowndes J. H. Sharp Penn
T. B. Bradford Columbus
L. D. Landrum Columbus
Madison Robert Powell Canton
J. R. Childress Flora
Marion J. M. Foxworth Columbia
Marshall A. M. West Holly Springs
Edward S. Watson Byhalia
J. T. Brown Waterford
Monroe J. T. Dilworth Aberdeen
R. E. Houston Aberdeen
T. A. Oliphant Amory
Montgomery J. P. Taylor Winona
Neshoba L. Stainton Philadelphia
Newton J. H. Regan Beech Springs
Noxubee J. H. Madison Brooksville
C. M. Thomas Shuqualak
T. J. O'Neil Macon
Oktibbeha S. O. Muldrow Muldrow
R. P. Washington Trim Cain
Panola A. S. Yarbrough Como
G. W. Harris Eureka Springs
J. H. Jones Courtland
Perry A. D. Draughn Hattiesburg
Pike John G. Leggett Holmesville
Pontotoc S. H. Pitts Cherry Creek
Prentiss E. Alexander Southland
Quitman J. A. Cooper Belen
Rankin Patrick Henry Brandon
W. A. Loflin Steens Creek
Scott J. H. Beeman Ely
Sharkey G. W. Butler Anguilla
Simpson Barney Smith Stovers
Smith R. M. Currie Burns
Sunflower T. R. Baird Indianola
Tallahatchie E. D. Rowe Harrison Station
Tate J. R. Puryear Thyatira
W. H. Bizzell Strayhorn
Tippah L. Pink Smith Ripley
Tishomingo S. L. Rodgers Burnsville
Tunica R. F. Abbay Commerce
Union Robert Frazier Ellistown
Warren L. W. Magruder Vicksburg
T. G. Birchett Vicksburg
J. H. Brabston Bovina
Washington E. N. Thomas Greenville
John T. Casey Hollandale
John F. Harris Greenville
Wayne D. M. Taylor Waynesboro
Webster G. W. Dudley Walthall
Winston J. L. H. Strait Louisville
Wilkinson T. V. Noland Woodville
T. A. Dickson Centreville
Yalobusha W. V. Moore Oakland
Yazoo I. M. Kelly Satartia
S. S. Hudson Yazoo City
C. H. Perkins Benton
FLOATERS
Prentiss and Alcorn W. Y. Baker Corinth
Amite and Pike Thomas McKnight Liberty
Benton and Tippah Allen Talbot Ashland
Holmes and Yazoo W. J. Watlington Deasonville
Kemper, Lauderdale and Clarke W. D. Witherspoon Meridian
Newton and Leake U. S. Roberts Palona
Lincoln and Jefferson R. B. Applewhite Brookhaven
Yalobusha and Calhoun L. T. Blount Water Valley
Pontotoc and Union Jeff D. Potter Cherry Creek

References

  1. ^ "MS Legislature 1890". The Clarion-Ledger. January 2, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: Jan 1890 Sess — LLMC". discover.llmc.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c The Argus Almanac: A Political and Financial Annual. 1890. p. 44.
  4. ^ "House of Representatives Journals, 1798-: Jan 1890 Sess — LLMC". discover.llmc.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
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