| 12th Mississippi Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Mississippi Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi,  United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Jackson, Mississippi | ||||
| Term | January 5, 1829 (1829-01-05) – February 6, 1829 (1829-02-06) | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate | |||||
| President | Abram M. Scott | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | William L. Sharkey | ||||
The 12th Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson from January 5, 1829 to February 6, 1829.
Senate
As the incumbent lieutenant governor, A. M. Scott served as the ex officio President of the Senate. Non-senators David Gordon and Joseph Pearce were elected Clerk and Door-Keeper respectively.
| County District | Senator Name |
| Adams | Fountain Winston |
| Wilkinson | Joseph Johnson |
| Pike, Marion | Wiley P. Harris |
| Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry | John McLeod |
| Amite, Franklin | Willie Jackson |
| Monroe | James F. Trotter |
| Claiborne | Thomas Freeland |
| Copiah, Jefferson | John L. Irwin |
| Wayne, Covington, Jones | Hamilton Cooper |
| Lawrence, Simpson | Joseph Cooper |
| Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Yazoo, Washington, Warren | Henry W. Vick |
House
William L. Sharkey was elected Speaker, defeating David Cleveland in a 19-16 vote. James Cornell was elected Clerk of the House. Dillard Collins was elected Door-Keeper.
| County | Representative Name |
| Adams | Charles B. Green |
| Duncan S. Walker | |
| Amite | Samuel B. Marsh |
| Francis Graves | |
| Claiborne | Parmenas Briscoe |
| Thomas Gale | |
| Copiah | William N. Miller |
| Benjamin Kennedy | |
| Covington | John Colbert |
| Franklin | David D. Gibson |
| Lewis Magee | |
| Green | Archibald McMannus |
| Hancock | P. Rutullius R. Pray |
| Hinds | John B. Peyton |
| Jackson | Thomas Bilbo |
| Jefferson | Nathan L. Boulden |
| Philip Dixon | |
| Jones | Samuel Ellis |
| Lawrence | Walter W. New |
| A. M. Kegan | |
| Marion | David Ford |
| Madison | James R. Marsh |
| Monroe | Robert Edrington |
| Daniel W. Wright | |
| Samuel Ragsdale | |
| Perry | Abner Carter |
| Pike | David Cleveland |
| Richard Davidson | |
| Rankin | Alexander Chisholm |
| Simpson | Franklin E. Plummer |
| Warren | William L. Sharkey |
| Washington | P. A. Gilbert |
| Wayne | John H. Horne |
| Wilkinson | M. F. Degraffenreid |
| Jacob Chambers | |
| Yazoo | Richard Sparks |
References
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1829). Journal.
- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1829 12th sess. January 1829 – via LLMC Digital.
