7th Mississippi Legislature

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Overview
Legislative body| Mississippi Legislature
Jurisdiction| Mississippi,  United States
Term| December 22, 1823 (1823-12-22) – January 23, 1824 (1824-01-23)
Mississippi State Senate
President| David C. Dickson (until January 7, 1824)
Gerard C. Brandon (after January 7, 1824)
Mississippi House of Representatives
Speaker| Cowles Mead
Sessions
| 1st| December 22, 1823 (1823-12-22) – January 23, 1824 (1824-01-23)

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The 7th Mississippi Legislature met between December 22, 1823, and January 22, 1824, in Jackson, Mississippi.[1][2] The Senate adjourned on January 22, 1824, and the House adjourned on January 23, 1824.[1][2] Some elections were held in August 1823.[1]

## Senate

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In the August 1823 elections, Freeland, Joor, Bingaman, and Herbert were elected to three-year terms from the shown districts.[1] David Dickson, the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, served ex officio as President of the Senate.[1] John Burton was elected Secretary of the Senate, and Joseph Peirce was elected Door-Keeper.[1] On January 7, 1824, Gerard C. Brandon was sworn in as the new Lieutenant Governor and replaced Dickson as President.[1]

County District | Name of Senator

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Adams  | Adam Bingaman
Wilkinson  | John Joor
Warren, Claiborne  | Thomas Freeland
Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry  | Laughlin McKay
Lawrence  | William Herbert
Wayne, Covington, Monroe  | Bartlet C. Barry
Amite, Franklin  | John R. Brown
?  | Mr. Spencer

## House

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Thirty-four members of the House were elected.[2] Cowles Mead was elected Speaker of the House.[2] Non-representatives P. A. Vandorn and Dillard Collins were elected Clerk and Door-Keeper respectively.[2]

County | Name of Representative

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Adams  | John Snodgrass
George Dougherty
Adams (Natchez)  | Fountain Winston
Amite  | Francis Graves
David Davis
Richard Hurst
Bainbridge | William Reed
Claiborne  | William Briscoe
David D. Downing
Copiah  | William Tullis
Covington  | John Evans
Franklin  | Bailey E. Chainey
Jesse Guice
Green  | John McLeod
Hancock  | Jesse Depew
Hinds  | Samuel M. Puckett
Jackson  | Thomas Bilbo
Jefferson  | Cowles Mead
Robert Dunbar
Lawrence  | Jesse Winburn
James H. Bull
John Ragan
Marion  | John H. Norton
Monroe  | Christopher H. Williams
Perry  | David Reese
Pike  | David Cleveland
William Dickson
Wiley P. Harris
Warren  | James Gibson
Wayne  | William A. Lang
Edmund Gray
Wilkinson  | Joseph Johnson
George Poindexter
Edward McGehee
Yazoo  | Andrew Batey

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... 1823". HathiTrust. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Dec 1823 7th Sess: 3–5, 55–56, 203. December 1823 - via LLMC Digital.3-5,+55-56,+203&rft.date=1823-12&rft_id=https://llmc.com/docDisplay5.aspx?set=40802&volume;=1823∂=120&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:7th+Mississippi+Legislature" class="Z3988">

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