10th Mississippi Legislature
1827 legislative session
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The 10th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1827, to February 8, 1827, in Jackson, Mississippi.[1][2] Elections, for all representatives and some senators, were held in August 1826.[3]
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| Legislative body | Mississippi Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1827 â February 8, 1827 | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President | Gerard C. Brandon | ||||
| President pro tempore | Abram M. Scott | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | Isaac R. Nicholson | ||||
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Senate
State senators were elected to three-year terms on a rotating basis.[1] Burnett, Scott, Cooper, and Irwin were elected to full three-year terms in August 1826.[1] Torrence was elected to a two-year term in August 1826 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Senator Charles C. Slocumb.[1]
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.[1] Non-senators William H. Chaille and Joseph Pearce were elected Secretary and Door-keeper respectively.[1] The Senate adjourned on February 8, 1827.[1]
| County District | Senator Name | Year Elected |
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| Pike, Marion | Willie P. Harris | 1824[4] |
| Lawrence, Simpson | Charles Lynch | 1824[4] |
| Hinds, Warren, Yazoo | Hardin D. Runnels | 1824[4] |
| Adams | Fountain Winston | 1825[5] |
| Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry | John McLeod | 1825[5] |
| Monroe | William Dowsing | 1825[5] |
| Amite, Franklin | Thomas Torrence | 1826[1] |
| Wayne, Covington, Jones | Hamilton Cooper | 1826[1] |
| Wilkinson | Abram M. Scott | 1826[1] |
| Claiborne | Daniel Burnett | 1826[1] |
| Copiah, Jefferson | John L. Irwin | 1826[1] |
House
All representatives were elected in August 1826.[3][2] Isaac R. Nicholson was elected Speaker of the House.[2] Non-representatives James Phillips Jr. and Dillard Collins were elected Clerk and Door-Keeper respectively.[2] The House adjourned on February 7, 1827.[2]
| County | Name of Representative |
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| Adams | Charles B. Green |
| Archibald Dunbar | |
| Amite | Solomon Weathersby |
| Richard Hurst | |
| Claiborne | Joseph Moore |
| John Henderson | |
| Copiah | Isaac R. Nicholson |
| Samuel N. Gilleland | |
| Covington | Abel L. Hatten |
| Franklin | John F. Weatherspoon |
| Thomas Cotton | |
| Green | Archibald McManus |
| Hancock | R. Rutelus P. Pray |
| Hinds | William J. Austin |
| Jackson | William C. Seamon |
| Jefferson | Cowles Mead |
| Philip Dickson | |
| Jones | John C. Thomas |
| Lawrence | Joseph Cooper |
| Anthony Butler | |
| Marion | Nathaniel Robbins |
| Monroe | George Higgason |
| Robert Edrington | |
| James T. Trotter | |
| Perry | J. J. H. Morris |
| Pike | David Cleveland |
| Peter Quinn | |
| Simpson | Franklin E. Plummer |
| Warren | James Gibson |
| Wayne | Thomas S. Sterling |
| Wilkinson | Cotesworth P. Smith |
| M. T. Degraffenreid | |
| Yazoo | Richard Sparks |