James C. Eskridge | |
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Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 32nd district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Lafayette County district | |
In office January 1912 – January 1916 Serving with
James Mortimer Saunders | |
Personal details | |
Born | Houston, Mississippi, U.S. | April 26, 1873
Died | 1949 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 75–76)
Political party | Democratic |
James Clarence Eskridge (April 26, 1873 - 1949) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, from the 32nd district, from 1916 to 1920.
James Clarence Eskridge was born on April 26, 1873, in Houston, Mississippi. [1] [2] He was the son of William Laurel Eskridge and Elizabeth Catherine (Hill) Eskridge. [1] He was of English descent. [1] Eskridge attended the common schools of Chickasaw County, Mississippi and then graduated from Tula Normal Institute in 1888. [1] In 1889, Eskridge took a teacher's course at Iuka Normal Institute, and then taught schools in Pontotoc County for a year, and taught schools in Panola County for the next year. [1] After that, Eskridge participated in the lumber and mercantile businesses. [1]
In 1911, Eskridge was elected to represent Lafayette County in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and served in the 1912-1916 term. [2] During this term, Eskridge served in the Penitentiary, Appropriations, and Manufactures committees. [2] In 1915, Eskridge was elected to represent the 32nd district in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916-1920 term. [1] During this term, Eskridge served on the Rules, Finance, Corporations, Agriculture & Commerce, Drainage, and Fees & Salaries committees, and he was also the Chairman of the Finance Committee. [1]
Eskridge died in 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana. [3]
Eskridge was a Baptist, a Freemason, and a Woodman of the World. [1] He married Jimmie Phoebe Lynch on March 1, 1899, in Delay, Mississippi. [1] [3] They had three sons, named Samuel Richard, James Laurel, and Clarence Wade. [1]
James C. Eskridge | |
---|---|
Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 32nd district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Lafayette County district | |
In office January 1912 – January 1916 Serving with
James Mortimer Saunders | |
Personal details | |
Born | Houston, Mississippi, U.S. | April 26, 1873
Died | 1949 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 75–76)
Political party | Democratic |
James Clarence Eskridge (April 26, 1873 - 1949) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, from the 32nd district, from 1916 to 1920.
James Clarence Eskridge was born on April 26, 1873, in Houston, Mississippi. [1] [2] He was the son of William Laurel Eskridge and Elizabeth Catherine (Hill) Eskridge. [1] He was of English descent. [1] Eskridge attended the common schools of Chickasaw County, Mississippi and then graduated from Tula Normal Institute in 1888. [1] In 1889, Eskridge took a teacher's course at Iuka Normal Institute, and then taught schools in Pontotoc County for a year, and taught schools in Panola County for the next year. [1] After that, Eskridge participated in the lumber and mercantile businesses. [1]
In 1911, Eskridge was elected to represent Lafayette County in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and served in the 1912-1916 term. [2] During this term, Eskridge served in the Penitentiary, Appropriations, and Manufactures committees. [2] In 1915, Eskridge was elected to represent the 32nd district in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916-1920 term. [1] During this term, Eskridge served on the Rules, Finance, Corporations, Agriculture & Commerce, Drainage, and Fees & Salaries committees, and he was also the Chairman of the Finance Committee. [1]
Eskridge died in 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana. [3]
Eskridge was a Baptist, a Freemason, and a Woodman of the World. [1] He married Jimmie Phoebe Lynch on March 1, 1899, in Delay, Mississippi. [1] [3] They had three sons, named Samuel Richard, James Laurel, and Clarence Wade. [1]