Hernando Money

Hernando De Soto Money (August 26, 1839 – September 18, 1912) was an American politician from the state of Mississippi.

"Senator Money" redirects here. For the Utah State Senate member, see Eldon A. Money.
Hernando Money
Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
December 1909 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byCharles Allen Culberson
Succeeded byThomas S. Martin
United States Senator
from Mississippi
In office
October 8, 1897 – March 4, 1911
Preceded byJames Z. George
Succeeded byJohn Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byClarke Lewis
Succeeded byAndrew F. Fox
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byOtho R. Singleton
Succeeded byFrederick G. Barry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byHenry Barry
Succeeded byElza Jeffords
Personal details
Born
Hernando De Soto Money

(1839-08-26)August 26, 1839
Zeiglersville, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 1912(1912-09-18) (aged 73)
Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Mississippi, Oxford (LLB)

Biography

Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his life, he moved with his family to Carrollton, Mississippi. He received his early education in the public schools and from a private tutor and subsequently graduated from the law department of the University of Mississippi at Oxford, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall.[1] He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Carrollton, Mississippi, about 1860.

As a young man he served in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. After the war, he established himself as an important planter, lawyer and newspaper editor in Mississippi. He first served in the United States House of Representatives from 1875 to 1885, as a member of the United States Democratic Party, to which he would belong for the rest of his life. He decided not to run for reelection in 1884 and established a law partnership with former assistant attorney general Alfred A. Freeman.[2] He continued to live in the capital, Washington, D.C., until 1891, when he returned to Carrollton. He served in the United States House again from Mississippi from 1893 to 1897.

Mabel Clare Money
Lillian Money

He married author Claudia Boddie, native of Jackson, Mississippi, and they had three daughters and two sons. The two younger daughters, Mabel Clare and Lillian Money, usually spent the winter in Washington with their parents. They both attended the Norwood Institute and the Berlitz School of Languages of Washington.[3]

In 1897 he was appointed to the United States Senate from Mississippi following the death of James Z. George. He was elected to a full term in 1899 and reelected in 1905, and served in the Senate from 1897 to 1911. He was the chairman of the Committees on Corporations in the District of Columbia and expanded accommodations for the Library of Congress from 1907 to 1909. In 1903, he was one of many in opposition to the employment of African-American postal workers.[4] He was chairman of the Democratic Caucus from 1909 to 1911, when he decided to retire from the Senate. He returned to his home near Biloxi, Mississippi, where he died one year later. He was buried in the family vault in Carrollton.

References
  1. Negus, W. H. (1900). "Delta Ps i". In Maxwell, W. J. (ed.). Greek Lettermen of Washington. New York, New York: The Umbdenstock Publishing Co. pp. 231–234.
  2. "A New Law Firm," Washington Evening Star, 1 May 1885, p. 4.
  3. Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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