James Whitfield (Mississippi politician)
James Whitfield | |
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Mississippi Senate | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1791 Elbert County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 1875 (aged 83) Columbus, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Louisa Dyer |
| Residence | Snowdoun Mansion |
James Whitfield (December 15, 1791 – June 25, 1875) was an American politician. He served as the Governor of Mississippi from November 24, 1851, to January 10, 1852.[1] He also served in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature.
Background
He served until
Democrat. He donated 185 acres (0.75 km2) of land in the northern part of the state to facilitate the creation of what is simultaneously the state's largest psychiatric facility and hospital, now known as Mississippi State Hospital. His Columbus, Mississippi plantation was sold in 1852 to Thomas Carleton Billups and is known today as The Billups Whitfield Place
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In the same year, he built a house in Columbus known as Snowdoun, featured annually on a local tour of homes. It was here that
Julian Street
as he traveled across the Southern U.S. compiling notes for his book American Adventures in 1915.
Notes
Sources
- McLemore, Richard Aubrey. A History of Mississippi, Vol. I. 1973: University of Mississippi Press. p. 307.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. 1912. p. 64.
- Rowland, Dunbar. Mississippi Comprising Sketches in Cyclopedic Form I. p. 960.
External links
- James Whitfield at National Governors Association
- James Whitfield: Eighteenth Governor of Mississippi: November 1851 – January 1852. Mississippi History
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