Oliver Clifton
Oliver Clifton (1847 - January 2, 1905) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and three-time mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.
Oliver Clifton | |
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 Clifton in 1876 | |
| Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| In office 1895–1897 | |
| In office 1905 – January 2, 1905 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office 1875-1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1847 Jackson, Mississippi |
| Died | January 2, 1905 (aged 57–58) |
Biography
Oliver Clifton was born in 1847 in Jackson, Mississippi.[1][2] He first became the mayor of Jackson from 1870 to 1871.[2][3] He then served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from his election in 1875 to 1878, representing Hinds County.[2][4] He married Marion Yerger in 1877.[2][1] He was appointed Clerk of the Mississippi Supreme Court in 1878, a position in which he served until 1894.[2] He then was the mayor from 1895 to 1897.[2][3] He was elected for a third term in 1904, but died of pneumonia on January 2, 1905, immediately before or after his installation.[5][6]
References
- Revolution, Daughters of the American (1926). Lineage Book. The Society.
- "Oliver Clifton and Family - Mississippi State University Libraries". www.library.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- Hubbard, Linda S. (1988). Notable Americans: What They Did, from 1620 to the Present. Gale Research Company. ISBN 978-0-8103-2534-0.
- History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 220.
- Proceedings of the Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of the State of Mississippi. The Freemasons. 1908.
- Powell, W. F. (1944). Jackson's Early History and 28 Years of Municipal Progress. Tucker Printing House.
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