William Hemingway (July 19, 1869 - November 5, 1937) was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1901 to 1905, and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1920.[1] He was a Democrat.[1]
William Hemingway | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
| In office 1901–1905 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Todd |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Clifton |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office January 1920 – 1920 | |
| Preceded by | E. H. Green J. S. Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | Robert Stafford Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19, 1869 Carroll County, Mississippi |
| Died | November 5, 1937 (aged 68) |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography
editHemingway was born on July 19, 1869, in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi, to Colonel William Linn Hemingway and Mary Elizabeth McCain Hemingway.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1889, and was admitted to the bar in 1897.[1] He was the Jackson city attorney from 1909 to 1921.[1] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent Hinds County in 1920, but he resigned soon after election to be the state's Assistant Attorney General.[1] He died on November 5, 1937.[2]
Personal life
editHemingway married Grace Hyer in 1901.[1] Her father, William Fisk Hyer, was a member of the Mississippi Legislature in 1871.[1] William and Grace had several children, but all of them died in infancy.[1]
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