Daniel W. Huff
Daniel Webster Huff (September 20, 1854 - June 4, 1940) was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early 20th century.
Daniel W. Huff | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Wilkinson County district | |
| In office January 1904 – January 1908 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1854 Centreville, Mississippi |
| Died | June 4, 1940 (aged 85) Centreville, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
Daniel Webster Huff was born on September 20, 1854, in Old Centreville, Amite County, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of Holloway Huff and his wife, Caroline (Pomeroy) Huff.[3][1] Daniel relocated to nearby Wilkinson County and became a cotton planter.[1][3] He served as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Wilkinson County.[1][3] In 1903, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, where he represented Wilkinson County as a Democrat from 1904 to 1908.[3][1] In 1915, he was elected to the Mississippi State Senate, representing the state's 7th district.[1] He died at his home in Centreville on June 4, 1940.[2][4]
Personal life
He was a Presbyterian.[3] He married Mary Narcissus Lanehart in 1877.[3] After her death, he remarried Birdie Albertine Whetstone in 1902.[1][2][3] He had nine children, eight from his first marriage, and one from his second.[1]
References
- Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 764.
- Hough, Granville W. (1976). Hough and Huff Families of the U.S. p. 71.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1904). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- "Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on June 5, 1940 · Page 7". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.