William Hemingway (politician)
William Hemingway | |
|---|---|
c. 1915 | |
| Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
| In office 1901–1905 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Todd |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Clifton |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office January 1920 – 1920 | |
| Preceded by | E. H. Green J. S. Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | Robert Stafford Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19, 1869 |
| Died | November 5, 1937 (aged 68) |
| Party | Democrat |
William Hemingway (July 19, 1869 - November 5, 1937) was an American lawyer, politician, and professor. He served as the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1901 to 1905, and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1920.[1] He was a Democrat.[1]
Biography
Hemingway was born on July 19, 1869, in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi, to Colonel William Linn Hemingway and Mary Elizabeth McCain Hemingway.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1889 and was admitted to the bar in 1897.[1] He was the Jackson city attorney from 1909 to 1921.[1] He was also a trustee and secretary of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind from 1912 to 1921.[1] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent Hinds County in 1920, but he resigned soon after election to be the state's Assistant Attorney General.[1] He was later appointed Law Professor at the University of Mississippi, replacing the deceased Leonard J. Farley.[3] He died on November 5, 1937.[2]
Personal life
Hemingway married Grace Hyer in 1901.[1] Her father, William Fisk Hyer, was a member of the Mississippi Legislature in 1871.[1] William and Grace had several children, but all of them died in infancy.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b My Mother's Family: Hemingway, Giles, Patterson, Jenkins. E.C. Wicker. 2002.
- ^ Mississippi Law Journal. Mississippi Law Journal. 1928. pp. 175–176.