William P. Stribling

William Pleasant Stribling was born on August 12, 1873, in Fulton, Mississippi.^[1] He was the son of Shelton Randolph Stribling and his wife, Mary Jane (Cates) Stribling.^[1] Stribling attended the public schools in Fulton.^[1] He decided to practice law and took the law course at the University of Mississippi.^[1] He then attended the Cumberland School of Law, graduating in 1896.^[1][2] After graduation, he was admitted to the bar and began practicing in Tupelo, Mississippi.^[1] He then went to practice law in Muskogee, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and Marlin, Texas, for a year.^[1] In 1904, he moved to Columbus, Mississippi, and continued practicing law there.^[1] In 1915, he was elected to represent the 25th District as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term.^[1] In 1920, he was a candidate to represent one of Mississippi's districts in the U. S. House of Representatives.^[3] Stribling died on December 22, 1947, at his home in Columbus, Mississippi.^[4]