| 4th Mississippi Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Mississippi Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi,  United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Natchez, Mississippi | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1821 (1821-01-01) – February 12, 1821 (1821-02-12) | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President | James Patton | ||||
| President pro tempore | Thomas Torrence | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | Beverly R. Grayson | ||||
The 4th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1821, to February 12, 1821, in Natchez, Mississippi.
Senate
The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following. James Patton, the lieutenant governor of Mississippi, served ex officio as the president of the Senate. Thomas A. Willis was elected Secretary of the Senate, and J. Lowry was elected Door-Keeper. On January 15, 1821, Thomas Torrence was elected president pro tempore of the Senate.
| County District | Senator Name |
| Adams | Joseph Sessions |
| Charles B. Green | |
| Amite | Thomas Torrence |
| Wilkinson | John Joor |
| Warren, Claiborne | William Willis |
| Pike, Marion | David Dickson |
| Jefferson, Franklin | Cowles Mead |
| Lawrence, Covington, Wayne | Howell W. Runnels |
| Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry | Isaac R. Nicholson |
House
The Mississippi House of Representatives was composed of the following. Beverly R. Grayson was elected Speaker of the House. Non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and James R. Whitney were elected to the offices of clerk and door keeper, respectively.
| County | Representative |
| Adams | Samuel L. Winston |
| Beverly R. Grayson | |
| Samuel Montgomery | |
| Adams (Natchez) | James Foster |
| Amite | Richard Hurst |
| John Burton | |
| Wilie Jackson | |
| Claiborne | Henry G. Johnson |
| Thomas Freeland | |
| Covington | Garven Harris |
| Franklin | Bailey E. Chaney |
| Thomas Cotton | |
| Hancock | Noel Jourdan |
| Jackson | Thomas Bilbo |
| Jefferson | Isaac N. Selcer |
| William B. Blanton | |
| Lawrence | Thomas Anderson |
| Arthur Fox | |
| Marion | Francis B. Lenoir |
| Perry | R. H. Gilmer |
| Hugh McDonald | |
| Pike | William Dickson |
| James Robinson | |
| Vincent Gardner | |
| Warren | Francis Griffin |
| Wayne | Josiah Watts |
| Wilkinson | Gerard C. Brandon |
| William A. Richardson | |
| William Yerby |
References
- ^ "Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1821 4th Sess: 3–4, 20, 37, 182. January 1821 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1821 4th Sess. January 1821 – via LLMC Digital.
