Robert Patton Willing, Jr. (October 8, 1863 - May 15, 1913) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the 11th district (Copiah County), from 1894 to 1896.

R. P. Willing Jr.
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 1894 – January 1896
Preceded byRobert Burns Mayes
Succeeded byElias Alford Rowan
Personal details
Born(1863-10-08)October 8, 1863
DiedMay 15, 1913(1913-05-15) (aged 49)
Jackson, Mississippi

Biography

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Robert Patton Willing, Junior, was born on October 8, 1863.[1][2][3] He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1883.[1][3][4] He was admitted to the bar in 1887.[1] In 1893, he was nominated by the Democratic Party to succeed the resigning R. B. Mayes to represent the 11th district in the Mississippi Senate.[1] In a special election on December 14, 1893, he defeated Populist candidate W. M. Keithley for the Senate position.[1] He served in the 1894 session of the Senate.[5] He died on May 15, 1913, in his home in Jackson, Mississippi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e The Rainbow of the Delta Tau Delta. 1893. pp. 62–63.
  2. ^ Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the University of Mississippi, at Oxford, Mississippi. The University of Mississippi. 1894. p. 100.
  3. ^ a b c "The Presbyterian of the South from Atlanta, Georgia on June 4, 1913 · 20". Newspapers.com. 4 June 1913. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  4. ^ University of Mississippi (1884). Announcements and Catalogue. p. 15.
  5. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.