11th Mississippi Legislature
1828 legislative session
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The 11th Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi, from January 7, 1828, to February 16, 1828.[1][2]
Legislative bodyMississippi Legislature
JurisdictionMississippi, 
United States
United StatesMeeting placeJackson, Mississippi
TermJanuary 7, 1828 â February 26, 1828
| 11th Mississippi Legislature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Mississippi Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Jackson, Mississippi | ||||
| Term | January 7, 1828 â February 26, 1828 | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President pro tempore | William Dowsing | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | Charles B. Green | ||||
Senate
William Dowsing served as president pro tempore of the Senate.[1] Non-senator David Dickson served as secretary.[1] The Senate adjourned on January 30, 1828.[1]
| County District | Senator Name |
|---|---|
| Adams | Fountain Winston |
| Wilkinson | Joseph Johnson |
| Pike, Marion | Wiley P. Harris |
| Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry | John McLeod |
| Amite, Franklin | Thomas Torrence |
| Monroe | William Dowsing |
| Claiborne | Thomas Freeland |
| Copiah, Jefferson | John L. Irwin |
| Wayne, Covington, Jones | Hamilton Cooper |
| Lawrence, Simpson | Charles Lynch |
| Warren, Yazoo, Hinds, Washington | Henry W. Vick |
House
Charles B. Green 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 26, 1828.[2]
| County | Representative Name |
|---|---|
| Adams | John A. Quitman |
| Charles B. Green | |
| Amite | Samuel B. Marsh |
| Edmond Smith | |
| Claiborne | John Henderson |
| Parmenius Briscoe | |
| Copiah | Seth Grandberry |
| Samuel N. Gilliland | |
| Covington | John Colbert |
| Franklin | James C. Hawley |
| David D. Gibson | |
| Green | Archibald McManus |
| Hancock | P. Rutilius R. Pray |
| Hinds | Silas Brown |
| Jackson | William Starks |
| Jefferson | Claudius Gibson |
| William M. Green | |
| Jones | John C. Thomas |
| Lawrence | Harmon Runnels |
| Marion | David Ford |
| Monroe | Larkin Pruett |
| Robert Edrington | |
| George Higgason | |
| Perry | Hugh McDonald |
| Pike | David Cleveland |
| William Dickson | |
| Simpson | F. E. Plummer |
| Warren | William L. Sharkey |
| Washington | William B. Prince |
| Wayne | Thomas S. Sterling |
| Wilkinson | Thomas G. Ellis |
| T. B. J. Hadley | |
| Yazoo | Richard Sparks |