Columbus W. Walley
Democratic senator from Mississippi
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Columbus Wesley Walley (February 7, 1876 - January 24, 1936) was a Democratic Mississippi state senator, representing the state's 2nd senatorial district from 1916 to 1920.[1]
Columbus W. Walley | |
|---|---|
c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 7, 1876 |
| Died | January 24, 1936 (aged 59) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
Biography
Columbus Welsey Walley was born on February 7, 1876, near Richton in Greene County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of John Walley and Sarah Ann (Henderson) Walley.[1] Walley attended the public schools of Greene County and the high schools of Leakesville and Waynesboro.[1] He then attended Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College (now known as Mississippi State University).[1] From 1914 to 1916, he was the Superintendent of Education of Wayne County.[1] In 1915, he was elected to represent the 2nd district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term.[1] He also became a County Supervisor of Wayne County.[3] He died on January 24, 1936, and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Greene County, Mississippi.[4]
Personal life
Walley was a minister of the Methodist Church.[1] He was also a Freemason.[1] He married Eleanor Almeada Smith, the daughter of John A. Smith, a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1896 to 1904.[1] Walley and Eleanor had four children: Dwight Luther, Andrew, Denton, and Aubrey Columbus (1917–2003).[1][5][6]
