Barney Semmelman
German-American politician
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Barney Samuel Semmelman (January 22, 1877 - July 3, 1925) was a German-American politician and Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Clay County, from 1916 to 1917.
Barney Semmelman | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Clay County district | |
| In office January 3, 1916 – 1917 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1877 |
| Died | July 3, 1925 (aged 48) |
Biography
Barney Samuel Semmelman was born on January 22, 1877, in Leutenberg, German Empire.[1][2] He was the son of Charles Semmelman and his wife Esther, who were paternal cousins.[2] He was Jewish.[3][1][2] He had an older brother, Herman, who died in 1912.[4] The family moved to Brooklyn when Barney was about 10 years old.[2] He and his brother came to Clay County, Mississippi, in 1898.[2][4] He was a Captain of Company G of the 2nd Ind. Battalion of the Mississippi National Guard.[2] He was elected to represent Clay County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in November 1915, receiving 866 out of 1300 total votes polled.[2] He resigned from this position in 1917 to serve in the US Army during World War I.[5] He died on July 3, 1925, and was buried in the Jewish section of the Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi.[6]
