1890–1892 Mississippi Legislature

none February 2026 February 2026 Mississippi Legislature Old Mississippi State Capitol Mississippi 1890 1 7 y 1892 1 5 y 1889 Mississippi elections Mississippi State Senate 45 President M. M. Evans President pro tempore R. A. Dean Democratic Mississippi House of Representatives 133 Speaker James S. Madison Democratic 1890 1 7 y 1890 2 24 y 1888–1890 Mississippi Legislature 1892–1896 Mississippi LegislatureThe 1890–1892 Mississippi Legislature1890-01-02 MS Legislature 1890 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clarion-ledger-ms-legislature-1890/114374112/ 2025-12-23 The Clarion-Ledger 5 met between January 7, 1890, and February 24, 1890, in Jackson, Mississippi.Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: Jan 1890 Sess — LLMC https://discover.llmc.com/?a=d&d=LLMC-40801-1890-001.1.4&e=-------en-25--1--img---------------------------1 2025-12-23 discover.llmc.com Elections were held on November 5, 1889.https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Argus_Almanac/_8QWAAAAYAAJ The Argus Almanac: A Political and Financial Annual 1890 44 en Senate All 45 senators were Democrats. Some senators had been elected two years before and were holding over until the end of their four-year terms, while others had been just elected. M. M. Evans, as Lieutenant Governor, served ex officio as President of the Senate. R. A. Dean was chosen by acclamation to be the Senate's President Pro Tempore. + Senate District Name Postoffice Notes 1 Carroll Kendrick Corinth 2 W. A. McDonald Ashland Holding over 3 M. J. McKinney Holly Springs 4 C. A. Marshall Pleasant Hill Holding over 5 N. A. Taylor Senatobia Holding over 6 C. K. Caruthers Como 7 R. A. Dean Glenville Holding over 8 J. W. Lamar Pine Valley 9 J. W. Cutrer Clarksdale Holding over 10 Richard Wharton Chesterville 11 J. L. Turnage Saltillo Holding over J. C. Burdine Smithville Holding over 12 J. C. Neilson Columbus Holding over 13 A. A. Montgomery Osborn Holding over J. R. Nolen Greensboro 14 L. M. Southworth Carrollton 15 J. M. Jayne Greenville 16 G. A. Wilson Lexington Holding over 17 Presley Groves Ofahoma Holding over 18 W. F. Rodgers Oak Grove 19 G. G. Dillard Macon Holding over 20 J. P. Walker Meridian Holding over 21 A. M. Byrd Philadelphia 22 W. H. Hill Sylvarena 23 J. R. Cameron Canton Holding over 24 A. M. Hicks Benton 25 Pat Henry Vicksburg 26 H. L. Foote Egremont 27 C. M. Williamson Jackson Holding over 28 Stephen Thrasher Port Gibson 29 Alex. Fairley Mt. Olive Holding over 30 T. A. Wood Quitman Holding over 31 Horace Bloomfield Scranton 32 T. B. Ford Columbia 33 Will T. Martin Natchez Holding over 34 G. A. Guice Meadville Holding over 35 J. H. Jones Woodville 36 J. N. McLeod Harrison Station Holding over 37 A. G. Ferguson Sandersville 38 George S. Dodds Hazlehurst House The House consisted of 129 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 1 Independent. James S. Madison was elected Speaker of the House.House of Representatives Journals, 1798-: Jan 1890 Sess — LLMC https://discover.llmc.com/?a=d&d=LLMC-40802-1890-001.1.4&e=-------en-25--1--img---------------------------1 2025-12-23 discover.llmc.com + House of Representatives County / District Name Postoffice Adams G. M. Marshall Natchez G. F. Bowles Natchez Alcorn T. J. Graves Corinth Amite Polk Talbert Gloster Attala James P. Allen Kosciusko L. S. Terry Sallis Benton B. D. Simpson Saulsbury, Tenn. Bolivar O. L. Shelby Huntington L. C. Moore Australia Calhoun Joseph Griffin Sarepta Carroll T. W. Sullivan Carrollton E. L. Conger Blackmonton Chickasaw J. W. Winter Houlka J. M. Trice Okolona Claiborne E. M. Barber Port Gibson Choctaw Lafayette Robinson Ackerman Clarke J. B. Johnston Shubuta Clay W. B. Gunn West Point T. W. Davidson Montpelier Coahoma S. C. Cook Clarksdale G. H. Oliver Jonestown Copiah J. F. Sexton Crystal Springs T. J. Millsaps Crystal Springs Covington C. M. Edmondson Williamsburg DeSoto T. C. Dockery Hernando L. W. Williamson Pleasant Hill Franklin T. A. Magee McCall's Creek Greene D. W. McLeod Leakesville Grenada William McSwine Grenada Hancock D. B. Seal Bay St. Louis Harrison W. G. Evans, Jr. Mississi pi City Hinds Harry Peyton Bolton J. F. Fitzgerald Cynthia J. A. P. Campbell Jr. Jackson T. M. Griffin Utica Holmes H. J. Reid Acona J. L. Cotten Pickens Issaquena C. J. Jones Ben Lomond Itawamba William A. Hartsfield Fulton Jackson J. M. Pelham West Pascagoula Jasper Samuel Whitman Enterprise Jefferson T. L. Darden Fayette Jones A. Arrington Ellisville Kemper J. T. Gewin Rushville Lafayette Fielder Webster Delay J. S. Sowers Oxford Lauderdale H. M. Street Meridian W. R. Denton Bailey Lawrence Archie Fairly Silver Creek Leake E. D. Terry Thomastown Lee James L. Gillespie Tupelo T. A. Boggan Mooresville Leflore J. K. Vardaman Greenwood Lincoln J. A. J. Hart Bogue Chitto Lowndes J. H. Sharp Penn T. B. Bradford Columbus L. D. Landrum Columbus Madison Robert Powell Canton J. R. Childress Flora Marion J. M. Foxworth Columbia Marshall A. M. West Holly Springs Edward S. Watson Byhalia J. T. Brown Waterford Monroe J. T. Dilworth Aberdeen R. E. Houston Aberdeen T. A. Oliphant Amory Montgomery J. P. Taylor Winona Neshoba L. Stainton Philadelphia Newton J. H. Regan Beech Springs Noxubee J. H. Madison Brooksville C. M. Thomas Shuqualak T. J. O'Neil Macon Oktibbeha S. O. Muldrow Muldrow R. P. Washington Trim Cain Panola A. S. Yarbrough Como G. W. Harris Eureka Springs J. H. Jones Courtland Perry A. D. Draughn Hattiesburg Pike John G. Leggett Holmesville Pontotoc S. H. Pitts Cherry Creek Prentiss E. Alexander Southland Quitman J. A. Cooper Belen Rankin Patrick Henry Brandon W. A. Loflin Steens Creek Scott J. H. Beeman Ely Sharkey G. W. Butler Anguilla Simpson Barney Smith Stovers Smith R. M. Currie Burns Sunflower T. R. Baird Indianola Tallahatchie E. D. Rowe Harrison Station Tate J. R. Puryear Thyatira W. H. Bizzell Strayhorn Tippah L. Pink Smith Ripley Tishomingo S. L. Rodgers Burnsville Tunica R. F. Abbay Commerce Union Robert Frazier Ellistown Warren L. W. Magruder Vicksburg T. G. Birchett Vicksburg J. H. Brabston Bovina Washington E. N. Thomas Greenville John T. Casey Hollandale John F. Harris Greenville Wayne D. M. Taylor Waynesboro Webster G. W. Dudley Walthall Winston J. L. H. Strait Louisville Wilkinson T. V. Noland Woodville T. A. Dickson Centreville Yalobusha W. V. Moore Oakland Yazoo I. M. Kelly Satartia S. S. Hudson Yazoo City C. H. Perkins Benton FLOATERS Prentiss and Alcorn W. Y. Baker Corinth Amite and Pike Thomas McKnight Liberty Benton and Tippah Allen Talbot Ashland Holmes and Yazoo W. J. Watlington Deasonville Kemper, Lauderdale and Clarke W. D. Witherspoon Meridian Newton and Leake U. S. Roberts Palona Lincoln and Jefferson R. B. Applewhite Brookhaven Yalobusha and Calhoun L. T. Blount Water Valley Pontotoc and Union Jeff D. Potter Cherry Creek References Category:1890 in Mississippi Category:Mississippi legislative sessions