Arthur Marshall (Mississippi politician)
Arthur Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate for Sunflower County | |
| In office 1924–1926 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1862 Cumberland County, Virginia |
| Died | January 29, 1946 (aged 84) |
| Spouse | Sallie A. Davidson Marshall |
| Occupation | police officer, plantation owner |
Arthur Leroy Marshall (January 19, 1862-January 29, 1946) was a plantation owner and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Sunflower County in the Mississippi State Senate from 1924 to 1926. He helped establish Delta State Teachers College in Cleveland, Mississippi.[1]
Biography
Marshall was born January 19, 1862 near Ruleville Sunflower County, Mississippi to Berry Stowers Marshall and Louisa Georgia Marshall (née McKinsey).[2] He went to McNutt, Mississippi high school and then studied engineering and law.[2]
He was made a special police officer designated to deal with a group of outlaws in the Mississippi Delta.[2]
His political career started as a delegate to the San Francisco Democratic National Convention in 1920 and he was made a Presidential elector in the 1924 United States presidential election.[2]
Marshall announced that he was standing for the Sunflower County seat in the state senate March 1923 and was expected to have no opposition.[3] He was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1923,[2] and served from 1924 to 1926.[4]
He married Sallie A. Davidson Marshall May 4 1890 and they had four children together.[4]
Marshall died January 29, 1946.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Gunn, Jack Winton; Castle, Gladys C. (February 18, 1980). A Pictorial History of Delta State University. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-0-87805-112-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1924). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 160–161. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "A. L. Marshall announces for Senate". The Enterprise-Tocsin. March 1, 1923. p. 3. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c Tillman, James David Jr. Tillman & Hamilton family records (PDF). p. 199. Retrieved February 18, 2025.