Verell Pennington Ferguson (July 21, 1859 – February 4, 1923) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for Hinds County from 1912 until his death.
Verell Pennington Ferguson | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office January 1912 – 1923 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1859 Carroll County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 1923 (aged 63) Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Eliza Roberts (m. 1877) |
| Children | 6 |
Biography edit
Verell Pennington Ferguson was born on July 21, 1859, in Vaiden, Carroll County, Mississippi, to Daniel Echols Ferguson and Caroline (Denman) Ferguson.[1][2][3] He was of Scotch ancestry.[2] Verell's occupation was a farmer and a planter. He married Eliza Roberts in 1877.[1] He was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds County, in 1911, and was re-elected in 1915 and 1919.[1][2] He was a Democrat.[1][2] He died on February 4, 1923, before the end of his term, in his son's house in Learned, Hinds County, Mississippi.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. 1917.
- ^ a b c d The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. 1923.
- ^ The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. 1912.
- ^ "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTHF-WVPZ : 6 April 2020), Verell P Ferguson, 1923.
- ^ "Obituary for V. P. Ferguson (Aged 63)". Clarion-Ledger. February 6, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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