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Alexander Gallatin McNutt

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Alexander Gallatin McNutt

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22 Oct 1848 (aged 46)
Cockrum, DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA
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Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Section 6, Lot 57
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Mississippi Governor. He graduated from Washington College, studied law, moved to Mississippi, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Entering politics, he was a member of the Mississippi Senate, (1835 to 1837). In 1837, he was elected as a Democrat the 12th Governor of Mississippi, serving until 1842. As Governor, a state library was founded, a women's property rights bill was sanctioned, land was secured for the site of a new state university and construction was completed on the state penitentiary. Declining to run for reelection, he resumed practicing law until his death.
Mississippi Governor. He graduated from Washington College, studied law, moved to Mississippi, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Entering politics, he was a member of the Mississippi Senate, (1835 to 1837). In 1837, he was elected as a Democrat the 12th Governor of Mississippi, serving until 1842. As Governor, a state library was founded, a women's property rights bill was sanctioned, land was secured for the site of a new state university and construction was completed on the state penitentiary. Declining to run for reelection, he resumed practicing law until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10342943/alexander_gallatin-mcnutt: accessed ), memorial page for Alexander Gallatin McNutt (3 Jan 1802–22 Oct 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10342943, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.