Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin[1] (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was an American politician from Tupelo, 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]
Sam Lumpkin | |
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| 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 19, 1948 – January 21, 1952 | |
| Governor | Fielding Wright |
| Preceded by | Fielding Wright |
| Succeeded by | Carroll Gartin |
| 55th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office January 2, 1940 – January 4, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Fielding Wright |
| Succeeded by | Walter Sillers Jr. |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Lee County | |
| In office January 5, 1932 – January 4, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | David C. Langston |
| Succeeded by | H. A. Boren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin April 21, 1908 Hudsonville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1964 (aged 56) Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Cumberland University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1944 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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
edit- ^ White, J.T. (1898). The National cyclopaedia of American biography. J.T. White. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ^ a b Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Ludlum to Lunceford". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ^ Sharp, J.R.; Sharp, N.W. (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313302138. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ^ 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[permanent dead link]
- ^ Strong, Donald S. (1955). "The Presidential Election in the South, 1952". The Journal of Politics. 17 (3): 343–389. doi:10.1017/S0022381600091064. JSTOR 2127012. S2CID 154634842.
- ^ "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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