LaFayette Joseph Lott, also known as Joseph Lafayette Lott (March 6, 1863 - July 20, 1952), was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing Carroll County from 1916 to 1920.
Lafayette Joseph Lott | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Carroll County district | |
| In office 1916-1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1863 Carroll County, Mississippi |
| Died | July 20, 1952 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Grenada, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Sarah Holland (m. 1880) |
| Children | 9 |
Biography edit
LaFayette Joseph Lott was born on March 6, 1863, in Carroll County, Mississippi.[1][2] His parents were James Lott and Margarette Jane (McDonald) Lott.[1] He was of Scottish and Irish ancestry.[1] He was a farmer and a Baptist minister.[1] He married Sarah Holland on December 18, 1880, and they had nine children together.[3][1] He was the Justice of the Peace in Carroll County from 1888 to 1891.[1] From 1905 to 1910, he was the organizer of the local farmer's union.[1] On November 7, 1915, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Carroll County, as a Democrat.[1] He died on July 20, 1952, and was buried in Calvary Baptist Cemetery near Grenada, Mississippi.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b "Calvary Baptist Cemetery | Carroll County Mississippi |". www.msgw.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZJ-PWR : 14 February 2020), Joseph L. Lott, 1880.