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Isaac R. Nicholson
Isaac R. Nicholson (1789/1790 – August 28, 1844)Death of the Hon. Isaac R. Nicholson , ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' (September 4, 1844), p. 2. was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist. He was a justice of the from the establishment of a new seat on the court in 1828 until the court was abolished in favor of a new structure in 1833. He served in the from 1819-1827 includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hancock County, MS
Hancock County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Mississippi and is named for Founding Father John Hancock. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,053. Its county seat is Bay St. Louis. Hancock County is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ..., MS Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is situated along the Gulf of Mexico and the state line with Louisiana. The area is home to the John C. Stennis Space Center, NASA's largest rocket engine test facility. The county was severely damaged from Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, which caused a huge storm surge and Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi#Hancock County, catastrophic damage. History This area of Mississippi was inhabited b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi House Of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms. To qualify as a member of the House candidates must be at least 21 years old, a resident of Mississippi for at least four years, and a resident in the district for at least two years. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Membership, qualifications, and apportionment Article 4, Section 36 of the Constitution of Mississippi, Mississippi Constitution specifies that the state legislature must meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in other years. The Mississippi House of Representatives has the authority to determine rules of its own proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with a two-thirds vote of its membership. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Mississippi Legislature
The 10th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1827, to February 8, 1827, in Jackson, Mississippi. Elections, for all representatives and some senators, were held in August 1826. 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. House All representatives were elected in August 1826. Isaac R. Nicholson Isaac R. Nicholson (1789/1790 – August 28, 1844) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Mississippi Legislature
The 9th Mississippi Legislature met from January 2, 1826 to January 31, 1826, in Jackson, Mississippi. It was composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives. Some senators and all representatives were elected in August 1825. Senate As the Gerard Brandon, the Lieutenant Governor (Senate President) was Acting Governor when the term started, Thomas Freeland was elected as the Senate's President Pro Tempore. On January 7, 1826, David Holmes was sworn in as Governor, allowing Brandon to resume his role as Lieutenant Governor and ex officio President of the Senate. Non-senators William H. Chaille and Joseph Pierce were elected Senate's Secretary and Door-Keeper respectively. House Isaac R. Nicholson was elected Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Mississippi Legislature
The 8th Mississippi Legislature met from January 3, 1825 to February 4, 1825 in Jackson, Mississippi. Senate In August 1824, elections were held for some of the Senate districts. Lieutenant governor Gerard C. Brandon served ex officio as the President of the Senate. Due to his absence on January 3 (the first day of the session), Bartley C. Barry was elected Senate President pro tempore for that day. Non-senator William H. Chaille was elected Secretary of the Senate. The Senate adjourned on February 1, 1825. House Cowles Mead was elected Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hung .... Non-representatives Peter A. Van Dorn and Dillard Collins were elected Clerk and Door-keeper respectively. The House adjourned on February 4, 1825. References {{M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copiah County, Mississippi
Copiah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,368. The county seat is Hazlehurst. With an eastern border formed by the Pearl River, Copiah County is part of the Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Copiah, from a Choctaw Indian word meaning ''calling panther'', was organized in 1823 as Mississippi's 18th county. In the year of county organization, Walter Leake served as governor and James Monroe as President of the United States. In 2004 Calling Panther Lake, commemorating this name, was opened up just West and North of Crystal Springs near the Jack and New Zion community. Soon after the Choctaw Indians relinquished their claims to this land in 1819 and the legislature formed Copiah County in 1823, Elisha Lott, a Methodist minister who had worked among the Indians, brought his family from Hancock County to a location near the present site of Crystal Springs. When the New Orleans, Jackson an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Mississippi
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,511. The county seat is New Augusta. The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Until 1906, the county seat was the old town of Augusta, near the center of the county on the east bank of the Leaf River. At Old Augusta, the outlaw James Copeland was executed by hanging on October 30, 1857. Old Augusta remains a small village today. New Augusta, two miles south of Old Augusta, was made the county seat of Perry County, because it was situated on the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 98 * Mississippi Highway 15 * Mississippi Highway 29 * Mississippi Highway 42 Adjacent counties * Wayne County (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi State Senate
The Mississippi State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the Lower house, lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson. The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi serves as President of the Senate. The Senate is composed of 52 senators representing an equal number of constituent districts, with 56,947 people per district (2020 census). In the current legislative session, the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party holds 36 seats while the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party holds 16 seats, creating a Republican trifecta in the state government. The Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions, and boards and can create and amend bills. Membership, terms and elections According to the current Constitution o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hancock County, Mississippi
Hancock County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Mississippi and is named for Founding Father John Hancock. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,053. Its county seat is Bay St. Louis. Hancock County is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is situated along the Gulf of Mexico and the state line with Louisiana. The area is home to the John C. Stennis Space Center, NASA's largest rocket engine test facility. The county was severely damaged from Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, which caused a huge storm surge and catastrophic damage. History This area of Mississippi was inhabited by indigenous peoples at the time of European colonization; the French were the first settlers and traders in the area. They imported African slaves as laborers, and in time a Creole class of free people of color developed. After the United States conducted Indian Removal in the 1830s, more Protestant Americans migrated into this area, but it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County, Mississippi
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,252, making it the fifth-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Pascagoula. The county was named for Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and afterward President of the United States. Jackson County is included in the Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the southeastern tip of the state. The county has sandy soil and is in the Piney Woods area. It borders the state of Alabama on its east side. The county was severely damaged by both Hurricane Camille in August 1969 and Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, which caused catastrophic effects. The county bears no relation with the state capital of Jackson, which is one of the two county seats of Hinds County, along with the city of Raymond. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (31%) is wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Mississippi Legislature
The 2nd Mississippi Legislature first met on January 4, 1819, in Natchez, Mississippi. It adjourned in February 1819. Senate The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following members. Lieutenant Governor Duncan Stewart served ex officio as President of the Senate, and non-senator Spotswood Mills served as the Senate's secretary. House The Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for ... was composed of the following. Edward Turner was elected Speaker of the House. Non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and Henry Vaughan served as Clerk and Doorkeeper respectively. References {{Mississippi legislatures Mississippi legislative sessions 1819 in Mississippi 1819 U.S. legislative sessions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greene County, Mississippi
Greene County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,530. Its county seat is Leakesville. Established in 1811, the county was named for General Nathanael Greene of the American Revolutionary War. History Historically this area of the state was occupied by the Choctaw people, who constituted the largest tribe. French, Spanish and English colonists traded with them in the early colonial years. in 1830, President Andrew Jackson gained passage of the Indian Removal Act by Congress, and proceeded to force the Choctaw and other of the Five Civilized Tribes out of the Southeast to lands west of the Mississippi River. The land was sold to European-American settlers. County boundaries went through numerous changes as population increased and new counties were created. Along with neighboring Jones and Perry counties, Greene is characterized by its sandy soil and Piney Woods. These characteristics limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
