James Madison Pannell (January 31, 1883 - December 27, 1930) was a teacher and Democratic Mississippi state senator, representing the state's 11th senatorial district from 1920 to 1924.

James Madison Pannell
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 1920 – January 1924
Preceded byJames M. Coen
Succeeded byJohn Scott Decell
Personal details
Born(1883-01-31)January 31, 1883
Wesson, Mississippi
DiedDecember 27, 1930(1930-12-27) (aged 47)
Political partyDemocrat
ResidenceWesson, Mississippi

Biography

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James Madison Pannell was born on January 31, 1883, in Wesson, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of Joseph Crockett Pannell and Florence Laura Amanda (Graves) Pannell.[1] He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B. S. and became a teacher.[1] In November 1919, he was elected to the Mississippi State Senate as a Democrat to represent the state's 11th district from 1920 to 1924.[1] Pannell died on December 27, 1930.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 123–124.
  2. ^ a b Cowan, Zachary Stuart; Cowan, Martha Wilkins (1958). A History of the Cowan Family: With List of Descendants of Dr. James Jones Cowan and Sarah Ann Cook Cowan. p. 19.