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Luther Manship
Luther Manship (April 16, 1853 - April 22, 1915) was an American politician. He served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Mississippi under Governor Edmond Noel.[1]
Luther Manship | |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office 1908–1912 | |
| Governor | Edmond Noel |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1896 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1853 Jackson, Mississippi |
| Died | April 22, 1915 (aged 62) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Belmont Phelps (m. 1881) |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Biography edit
Luther Manship was born in Jackson, Mississippi.[2] He married Mary Belmont Phelps in 1881.[1]
He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1896. He served as the state's lieutenant governor under Edmond Noel from 1908 to 1912.[1][2]
He died at his home in Jackson on April 22, 1915, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.[1][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Luther Manship Given Huge Funeral". Natchez News-Democrat. April 24, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1914). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. Vol. IV. American Publishers Association. p. 34. Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Luther Manship is Dead After a Long Illness of Months". Hattiesburg Daily News. Jackson, Mississippi. January 22, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.