Edward Mayes (December 15, 1846 – August 9, 1917) was an American lawyer and law professor who served as the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1887 to 1891.[1][2]
He was born on December 15, 1846, in Hinds County, Mississippi, to Elizabeth Mayes and her Virginia-born attorney husband Daniel Mayes, who already had three older sons and an unmarried daughter living in their household, as well as American-born and Irish-born servants.[3][1][2] They also owned 31 enslaved people.[4] Mayes received a private education appropriate to his class, including at Bethany College in Virginia.
As Mississippi seceded from the Union during the American Civil War, despite his youth, Mayes volunteered to fight for the Confederacy, enlisting as a private in Company B of Hughes' Battalion of Mississippi cavalry.[1][2] On December 1, 1862, he rose to the rank of corporal with the 4th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, assigned to Company H.[5] Following the conflict, Mayes enrolled in the University of Mississippi, and graduated in 1868.[1][2]
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He worked as a lawyer in Coffeeville and Oxford.[1] In 1877, he taught law at University of Mississippi.[1] He served as its Chancellor from 1887 to 1891.[1] He then taught law at Millsaps College.[1]
edward, mayes, american, poet, writer, edward, kleinschmidt, mayes, december, 1846, august, 1917, american, lawyer, professor, served, chancellor, university, mississippi, from, 1887, 1891, born, 1846, december, 1846hinds, county, mississippi, diedaugust, 1917. For the American poet and writer see Edward Kleinschmidt Mayes Edward Mayes December 15 1846 August 9 1917 was an American lawyer and law professor who served as the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1887 to 1891 1 2 Edward MayesBorn 1846 12 15 December 15 1846Hinds County Mississippi U S DiedAugust 9 1917 1917 08 09 aged 70 Jackson Mississippi U S EducationBethany College University of MississippiOccupationEducatorSignature Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death and legacy 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editHe was born on December 15 1846 in Hinds County Mississippi to Elizabeth Mayes and her Virginia born attorney husband Daniel Mayes who already had three older sons and an unmarried daughter living in their household as well as American born and Irish born servants 3 1 2 They also owned 31 enslaved people 4 Mayes received a private education appropriate to his class including at Bethany College in Virginia As Mississippi seceded from the Union during the American Civil War despite his youth Mayes volunteered to fight for the Confederacy enlisting as a private in Company B of Hughes Battalion of Mississippi cavalry 1 2 On December 1 1862 he rose to the rank of corporal with the 4th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment assigned to Company H 5 Following the conflict Mayes enrolled in the University of Mississippi and graduated in 1868 1 2 Career editHe worked as a lawyer in Coffeeville and Oxford 1 In 1877 he taught law at University of Mississippi 1 He served as its Chancellor from 1887 to 1891 1 He then taught law at Millsaps College 1 Death and legacy editHe died in Jackson Mississippi aged 71 6 Bibliography edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Edward Mayes History of Education in Mississippi Lucius Q C Lamar his life times and speeches 1825 1893 1896 References edit a b c d e f g h Ole Miss biography Archived May 31 2010 at the Wayback Machine a b c d Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi Vol 2 Part 1 Firebird Press 1999 p 423 1 1850 U S Federal Census for Hinds County Mississippi Family no 1041 p 134 of 211 1850 U S Federal Census for Hinds County Mississippi Slave Schedule p 106 of 199 Confederate service records on ancestry com Law Notes 1918 Portals nbsp American Civil War nbsp Biography nbsp Law nbsp Mississippi nbsp Politics nbsp Schools nbsp nbsp This biography of an American academic administrator born in 1840 1849 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Mayes amp oldid 1216580260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
