Sam Lumpkin
| Sam Lumpkin | |
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| 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office 1948–1952 |
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| Governor | Fielding L. Wright |
| Preceded by | Fielding L. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Carroll Gartin |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1931–1942 |
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| Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1940–1942 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin April 21, 1908 Hudsonville, Mississippi |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tupelo, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Cumberland University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist |
Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin[1] (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was a United States politician from Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi.[2] A Democrat, he served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Fielding L. Wright. He was born in Hudsonville in 1908.[3]
Before elevation to Lt. Governor he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, eventually rising to position of the Speaker of the House in 1940[4]
He was also a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention[2] and was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1951.[5]
During the 1952 presidential election he endorsed Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and led so-called "eisencrats" faction in Mississippi.[6]
Lumpkin was found dead of a heart attack at his home's pool in 1964.[7]
References
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- ↑ Jere Nash, Andy Taggart, Mississippi Politics, The Struggle for Power, 1976–2006, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2006, page 195
- ↑ University of Mississippi Libraries - Special Collections
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- ↑ "Sam Lumpkin Dies At Home In Tupelo", The Delta Democrat-Times,, Friday, July 10, 1964, Greenville, Mississippi, United States Of America
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi 1948–1952 |
Succeeded by Carroll Gartin |
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