16th Mississippi Legislature
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The 16th Mississippi Legislature met between January 7, 1833, and March 2, 1833, in Jackson, Mississippi.[1][2]
Legislative bodyMississippi Legislature
JurisdictionMississippi, 
United States
United StatesMeeting placeJackson, Mississippi
TermJanuary 7, 1833 â March 2, 1833
| 16th Mississippi Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Mississippi Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Jackson, Mississippi | ||||
| Term | January 7, 1833 â March 2, 1833 | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President | Charles Lynch | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | David Pemble | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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History
This legislature was the last under Mississippi's original state constitution.[3] Elections were held in December 1832.[3] The legislature published a resolve against nullification and in support of President Andrew Jackson.[4]
Senate
Charles Lynch was elected President of the Senate.[1] David Dickson was elected Secretary and Joseph Pierce was elected Door-Keeper.[1]
| County District | Senator Name |
|---|---|
| Adams | Fountain Winston |
| Wilkinson | Thomas H. Prosser |
| Pike, Marion | Franklin Love |
| Amite, Franklin | Archibald Smith[5] |
| Claiborne | Adam Gordon[6] |
| Copiah, Jefferson | Buckner Harris |
| Hinds | J. B. Morgan[6] |
| Monroe, Lowndes, Rankin | George Higgason |
| Wayne, Greene, Jackson, Hancock, Jones, Perry | John McLeod[5] |
| Warren, Washington | John I. Guion |
| Yazoo, Madison | David Ford |
| Lawrence, Simpson, Covington | Charles Lynch |
House
David Pemble was elected Speaker in fifteen ballots, over Joseph Dunbar, Adam L. Bingaman, and A. M. Keehan.[2][3] John H. Mallory was elected Clerk and Lewis Whiteside was elected Door-Keeper.[1]
| County | Representative Name |
|---|---|
| Adams | Adam L. Bingaman |
| William Vannerson | |
| Amite | David Pemble |
| William Vannorman | |
| Claiborne | John A. Barnes |
| Benjamin F. Stockton | |
| Copiah | Barnabas Allen |
| John Beasley | |
| Covington | Elam S. Ragan |
| Franklin | Orin Shurtleff |
| Green | David McRae |
| Hancock | Burwell B. Brewer |
| Hinds | William C. Demoss |
| Alexander Morrison | |
| Jackson | John McDonald |
| Jefferson | Philip Dickson |
| Joseph Dunbar | |
| Jones | Samuel Ellis |
| Lawrence | Aloysius M. Keegan |
| Lowndes | Tilghman M. Tucker |
| Marion | Charles D. Learned |
| Madison | Andrew E. Batie |
| Monroe | John Bell |
| Perry | Abner Carter |
| Pike | Jesse Harper |
| William G. Martin | |
| Rankin | Nathan G. Howard |
| Simpson | James Powel |
| Warren | William Vick |
| Washington | Robert P. Shelby |
| Wayne | John A. Edwards |
| Wilkinson | Gordon G. Boyd |
| Francis R. Richardson | |
| Yazoo | David Vance |
| James C. Bole |