Anselm J. McLaurin

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Anselm Joseph McLaurin (March 26, 1848– December 22, 1909) was an American politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served briefly in the U.S. Senate from 1894 to 1895; he was subsequently the first governor to be elected under the state Constitution of 1890, serving from 1896 to 1900. McLaurin returned to the Senate in 1901 after being elected in 1900; he was re-elected in 1906 and died in office in 1909.

Preceded by Edward C. Walthall	United States Senator (Class 2) from Mississippi 1894–1895 Served alongside: James Z. George	Succeeded by Edward C. Walthall
Preceded by John M. Stone	Governor of Mississippi 1896-1900	Succeeded by Andrew H. Longino

Governors of Mississippi

Holmes • Poindexter • Leake • Brandon • Holmes • Brandon • Scott • Lynch • Runnels • Quitman • Lynch • McNutt • Tucker • Brown • Matthews • Quitman • Guion • J. Whitfield • Foote • Pettus • McRae • McWillie • Pettus • Clark • Sharkey • Humphreys • Ames • Alcorn • Powers • Ames • Stone • Lowry • Stone • McLaurin • Longino • Vardaman • Noel • Brewer • Bilbo • Russell • H. Whitfield • Murphree • Bilbo • Conner • White • Johnson • Murphree • Bailey • Wright • White • Coleman • Barnett • Johnson Jr. • Williams • Waller • Finch • Winter • Allain • Mabus • Fordice • Musgrove • Barbour