Fenelon D. Hewitt

Fenelon Dobyns Hewitt (1883–?) was an American politician and lawyer. Hewitt was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Pike County, from 1916 to 1920 and from 1944 to 1948.

Fenelon D. Hewitt
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Pike County district
In office
January 1944 – January 1948
In office
January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born(1883-02-26)February 26, 1883
Amite County, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocrat

Biography

Fenelon Dobyns Hewitt was born on February 26, 1883, near Smithdale, in Amite County, Mississippi.[1] He attended the Mars Hill Public School in Amite County.[1] He attended Millsaps College, graduating with honors in 1905.[1] He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a L. L. B. in 1907.[1]

He began practicing law in the same year in McComb, Mississippi.[1] He was a Judge of the Police Court there from 1909 to 1913.[1] After being elected in November 1915, he represented Pike County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1920.[1] Later, he served another term in the same position from 1944 to 1948.[2]

References
  1. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. Mississippi. Legislature (1944-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1944]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.


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