Peter Stubblefield (March 12, 1888 - October 7, 1966) was an American farmer and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the state's 19th senatorial district (Yazoo County), from 1916 to 1920 and from 1932 to 1940.[1][2]
Peter Stubblefield | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 1932 – January 1940 | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1888 Yazoo County, MS |
| Died | October 7, 1966 (aged 78) Vaughan, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
Early life edit
Peter Stubblefield was born on March 12, 1888, near Vaughn in Yazoo County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of Simon Peter Stubblefield, a Confederate Civil War veteran, and Elizabeth (Watlington) Stubblefield.[1] Stubblefield attended the community schools of Yazoo County, and attended Mississippi College from 1903 to 1905.[1] He then attended the University of Mississippi, graduating with a B. S. degree in 1908.[1] He then took a post graduate course in the College of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis.[1]
Political career edit
From 1911 to 1912, Stubblefield was a clerk for U. S. Senator from Mississippi John Sharp Williams.[1] Stubblefield was elected to the Mississippi Senate, representing the 19th senatorial district composed of Yazoo County as a Democrat, in November 1915.[1] He served in that position from 1916 to 1920, also fighting in World War I.[1][2] He then served in the Senate for the same district from 1932 to 1940, being re-elected in 1936.[2]
Later life edit
Stubblefield died in his sleep in his home in Vaughan, Mississippi, on October 7, 1966.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 778–779.
- ^ a b c d Mississippi. Legislature (1936-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1936]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 10.
- ^ "Peter Stubblefield in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "The Yazoo Herald from Yazoo City, Mississippi on October 13, 1966 · 4". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-11.