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1827 legislative session
February 2026
January 2025
9th Mississippi Legislature 11th Mississippi Legislature Mississippi Legislature Mississippi 1827 1 1 1827 2 8 Mississippi State Senate President Gerard C. Brandon Mississippi House of Representatives Isaac R. Nicholson Speaker 1827 1 1 1827 2 8 President pro tempore Abram M. ScottThe 10th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1827, to February 8, 1827, in Jackson, Mississippi.January 1827 Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi: reformatted from the original and including, Jou https://llmc.com/docDisplay5.aspx?set=40801&volume=1827&part=010 Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi: Reformatted from the Original and Including, Jou Jan 1827 10th Sess 3–5, 230 LLMC DigitalJanuary 1827 Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi: reformatted from the original https://llmc.com/docDisplay5.aspx?set=40802&volume=1827&part=010 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi: Reformatted from the Original Jan 1827 10th Sess 3–4, 298 LLMC Digital Elections, for all representatives and some senators, were held in August 1826.1826-08-31 Mississippi Legislature 1826 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eagle-vikcsburg-weekly-general-adve/159615547/ 2024-11-23 Newspapers.com en-US
Senate
State senators were elected to three-year terms on a rotating basis. Burnett, Scott, Cooper, and Irwin were elected to full three-year terms in August 1826. Torrence was elected to a two-year term in August 1826 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Senator Charles C. Slocumb.
Abram M. Scott was elected president pro tempore of the Senate to fill in for Senate President and Lieutenant Governor Gerard C. Brandon who was serving as acting Governor. Non-senators William H. Chaille and Joseph Pearce were elected Secretary and Door-keeper respectively. The Senate adjourned on February 8, 1827.
County District Senator Name Year ElectedPike, MarionWillie P. Harris1824Senate Mississippi Legislature https://books.google.com/books?id=EQNLAQAAMAAJ Journal 1825 27 enLawrence, SimpsonCharles Lynch1824Hinds, Warren, YazooHardin D. Runnels1824AdamsFountain Winston1825Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... 1826 v.9. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.096220664&seq=9 2024-11-23 HathiTrust 20 enJackson, Hancock, Green, PerryJohn McLeod1825MonroeWilliam Dowsing1825Amite, FranklinThomas Torrence1826Wayne, Covington, JonesHamilton Cooper1826WilkinsonAbram M. Scott1826ClaiborneDaniel Burnett1826Copiah, JeffersonJohn L. Irwin1826
House
All representatives were elected in August 1826. Isaac R. Nicholson was elected Speaker of the House. Non-representatives James Phillips Jr. and Dillard Collins were elected Clerk and Door-Keeper respectively. The House adjourned on February 7, 1827.
County Name of RepresentativeAdamsCharles B. GreenArchibald DunbarAmiteSolomon WeathersbyRichard HurstClaiborneJoseph MooreJohn HendersonCopiahIsaac R. NicholsonSamuel N. GillelandCovingtonAbel L. HattenFranklinJohn F. WeatherspoonThomas CottonGreenArchibald McManusHancockR. Rutelus P. PrayHindsWilliam J. AustinJacksonWilliam C. SeamonJeffersonCowles MeadPhilip DicksonJonesJohn C. ThomasLawrenceJoseph CooperAnthony ButlerMarionNathaniel RobbinsMonroeGeorge HiggasonRobert EdringtonJames T. TrotterPerryJ. J. H. MorrisPikeDavid ClevelandPeter QuinnSimpsonFranklin E. PlummerWarrenJames GibsonWayneThomas S. SterlingWilkinsonCotesworth P. SmithM. T. DegraffenreidYazooRichard Sparks
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