William M. Inge (Mississippi politician) | |||
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c. 1882 | |||
Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |||
In office January 1884 – January 1886 | |||
Preceded by | W. H. H. Tison | ||
Succeeded by | Jacob H. Sharp | ||
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | In office January 1882 – January 1886 Serving with 1884–1886: T. H. Underwood 1882–1884: W. H. Reese | ||
Preceded by | K. M. Harrison W. H. Reese | ||
Succeeded by | M. W. Bynum J. P. Carraway | ||
Personal details | |||
Born | Greene County, Alabama, U.S. | February 22, 1832||
Died | November 26, 1900 Corinth, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 68)||
Political party | Democratic | ||
Military service | |||
Allegiance | Confederate States of America | ||
Service/branch | Confederate States Army | ||
Rank | Colonel |
William M. Inge (February 22, 1832 – November 26, 1900) was an American Democratic politician. He was the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1884 to 1886.
Biography[]
William M. Inge was born on February 22, 1832, in Greene County, Alabama.[1] When he was a boy, he moved with his family to Aberdeen, Mississippi.[2]
During the American Civil War, Inge served in the Confederate States Army. Originally being adjutant of the 12th Mississippi Infantry Regiment and then a staff officer, serving in the Eastern Theater, later he became a partisan and cavalry commander in the Western Theater. There he led the 12th Mississippi Partisan Rangers and eventually was made Colonel of the 12th (10th) Mississippi Cavalry Regiment.[1][3]
In 1881, Inge was elected to represent Alcorn County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1882–1884 term.[3][4][5] He was re-elected in 1883 for the 1884–1886 term.[5][6] During this term, Inge was elected to the position of the House's Speaker.[3][6] Inge died at his home in Corinth, Mississippi, on November 26, 1900.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Col. W. M. Inge". The Democratic-Herald. 1900-12-06. pp. 7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42471236/col-w-m-inge/.
- ↑ Davis, Reuben (1890) (in en). Recollections of Mississippi and Mississippians. Houghton, Mifflin. pp. 171. https://books.google.com/books?id=4z-6dafuuDIC.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Confederated Southern Memorial Association (U.S.); Sons of Confederate Veterans (Organization); United Confederate Veterans; United Daughters of the Confederacy (1901). Confederate veteran [serial]. Duke University Libraries. Nashville, Tenn. : [S.A. Cunningham]. pp. 20–22. http://archive.org/details/confederateveter09conf.
- ↑ "1882 House · Mississippi State University Libraries". http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1090#page-3.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rowland, Dunbar (1917) (in en). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 240. https://books.google.com/books?id=b8sGAQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "1884 House · Mississippi State University Libraries". http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1092.
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