Sam Lumpkin
Sam Lumpkin | |
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Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
In office 1948–1952 | |
Preceded by | Fielding L. Wright |
Succeeded by | Carroll Gartin |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office 1931–1942 | |
Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office 1940–1942 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin April 21, 1908 Hudsonville, Mississippi |
Died | July 9, 1964 56) Tupelo, Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Cumberland University |
Profession | Lawyer |
Religion | Methodist |
Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin[1] (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was a United States politician from Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi.[2] A Democrat, he served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Fielding L. Wright. He was born in Hudsonville in 1908.[3]
Before elevation to Lt. Governor he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, eventually rising to position of the Speaker of the House in 1940[4]
He was also a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention[2] and was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1951.[5]
During the 1952 presidential election he endorsed Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and led so-called "eisencrats" faction in Mississippi.[6]
Lumpkin was found dead of a heart attack at his home's pool in 1964.[7]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Ludlum to Lunardi
- ↑
- ↑ Jere Nash, Andy Taggart, Mississippi Politics, The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2006, page 195
- ↑ University of Mississippi Libraries - Special Collections
- ↑ http://www.jstor.org/pss/2127012
- ↑ "Sam Lumpkin Dies At Home In Tupelo", The Delta Democrat-Times, , Friday, July 10, 1964, Greenville, Mississippi, United States Of America