McLaurin, Anselm Joseph, 1848-1909
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found: Amer. nat'l biog., 1999:v. 15, p. 137 (McLaurin, Anselm Joseph; b. Brandon, Miss., Mar. 26, 1848; d. Brandon, Miss., Dec. 29, 1909; gov. of Mississippi, 1896-1900; U.S. Senator)
found: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, via WWW, August 19, 2020(McLaurin, Anselm Joseph (1848-1909); Senator from Mississippi; born in Brandon, Rankin County, Miss., March 26, 1848; moved with his parents to Smith County; attended the common schools and Summerville Institute; during the Civil War enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1864 and served as captain; again attended the Summerville Institute 1865-1867; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1868 and began practice in Raleigh, Miss.; district attorney 1871-1875; member, State house of representatives 1879; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1888; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1890; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward C. Walthall and served from February 7, 1894, to March 3, 1895; Governor of Mississippi 1896-1900; again elected in 1900 to the United States Senate; reelected in 1906 and served from March 4, 1901, until his death; appointed a member of the United States Immigration Commission in 1908, serving until his death in Brandon, Miss., December 22, 1909; interment in Brandon Cemetery)
found: findagrave. August 19, 2020(Anselm Joseph McLaurin; born 26 March 1848; died 22 December 1909; Mississippi Governor, US Senator; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; served as Governor of Mississippi from 1896 to 1900, and United States Senator from Mississippi from 1894 to 1895, and 1901 to 1909)
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