Calvin B. Vance
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Calvin B. Vance | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 33rd district 26th (1878-1882) | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| In office January 1908 – January 1912 | |
| In office January 1878 – January 1882 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1842 |
| Died | April 18, 1926 (aged 83) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 3 |
Calvin Brooks Vance (December 26, 1842 - April 18, 1926) was an American planter and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, from Panola County, from 1878 to 1882, from 1908 to 1912, and from 1916 to 1920.
Calvin Brooks Vance was born on December 26, 1842, in Panola County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of Elisha Quinby Vance, an enslaver and cotton planter, and Cypressa C. (Brooks) Vance.[3][1] Vance attended the schools of Panola County, and studied at the Kentucky Military Institute and the University of Virginia, before leaving that school to join the Confederate States Army after the American Civil War began.[3] He entered the war by enlisting in an artillery company; he was eventually commissioned and then promoted to Captain.[3][1][2] He was also wounded twice during the Siege of Vicksburg.[3][1]