Myron S. McNeil
American politician
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Myron Sibbie McNeil (September 28, 1873 - buried October 1, 1944) was a Democratic Mississippi State Senator, representing the 11th District, from 1904 to 1908.
Myron S. McNeil | |
|---|---|
c. 1904 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 11th district | |
| In office January 1904 – January 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Elias A. Rowan |
| Succeeded by | Elias A. Rowan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1873 |
| Died | September 1944 (aged 70–71) |
| Party | Democrat |
| Alma mater | Millsaps College |
Early life and education
Myron Sibbie McNeil was born on September 28, 1873, in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of Jarrot Wesley McNeil and Lucy (Bob) McNeil.[1] His ancestors came from Scotland.[3] He was educated in Crystal Springs elementary schools.[4] He received a B. S. from Lexington Normal College.[2] He also graduated from the Millsaps College law school, where he received a Bachelor of Laws degree.[1][2]
Career
He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and began practicing law thereafter.[1][2] He was nominated to represent the 11th district, composed of Copiah County,[5] as a Democrat, in the Mississippi State Senate in August 1903 for the 1904–08 term, and was elected in November 1903.[1][2] Afterwards, he continued practicing law as an attorney in Hazlehurst.[6][7] He died of a heart attack in September 1844, and he was buried in Hazlehurst on October 1, 1944.[8][9]