Albert Brown Guynes

Albert Brown Guynes (June 10, 1848 - April 19, 1929) was an American politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Copiah County, from 1882 to 1886, from 1892 to 1896, and from 1928 to his death.

Albert Brown Guynes
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Copiah County district
In office
January 1928 – April 19, 1929
In office
January 1892 – January 1896
Preceded byJ. F. Sexton
T. J. Millsaps
In office
January 1882 – January 1886
Serving with
George S. Dodds (1882-1884)
E. A. Rowan (1884-1886)
Preceded byJ. W. Buffkin
T. W. McNeill
Succeeded byE. A. Rowan
T. J. Millsaps
Personal details
Born(1848-06-10)June 10, 1848
Copiah County, MS
DiedApril 19, 1929(1929-04-19) (aged 80)
Political partyDemocrat
ChildrenJasper Felix Guynes

Biography

Albert Brown Guynes was born on June 10, 1848, near Georgetown, Copiah County, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary (Finley) Guynes.[1] He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War.[1] He represented Copiah County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1882 to 1886.[1][4][2] He then served in the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1890.[1][2] He then continued serving in the House from 1892 to 1896.[1][2] He was re-elected to the House in 1927 for the 1928–1932 term.[2][3] He was the oldest member of the 1928-1932 legislature and its only Confederate veteran.[2] Guynes served in the 1928 session, but then died in office.[3] He died on April 19, 1929, at age 81.[5][3]

Personal life

Guynes was married to Emma Jane Ramsey.[1] Their son, Jasper Felix, was born in 1875.[1] Jasper served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and also was a Mississippi Circuit Court judge.[1]

References
  1. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 566, 234.
  2. "1928-32 Legislature Facts". Semi-Weekly Journal. 1927-09-24. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  3. "Death of Albert Brown Guynes". Clarion-Ledger. 1929-04-20. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. AMS Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-404-04610-1.
  5. "The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on April 20, 1929 · Page 20". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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