Joseph Withers Power | |
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29th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
In office September 24, 1901 – April 5, 1926 | |
Governor |
Andrew H. Longino James K. Vardaman Edmond Noel Earl L. Brewer Theodore G. Bilbo Lee M. Russell Henry L. Whitfield |
Preceded by | John Logan Power |
Succeeded by | Walker Wood |
Personal details | |
Born | Jackson, Mississippi | March 2, 1867
Died | April 5, 1926 Jackson, Mississippi | (aged 59)
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Eva Truly m. 1896-1926, his death |
Children | 3 |
Parent | John Logan Power (father) |
Joseph Withers Power (March 2, 1867 - April 5, 1926) was a Mississippi politician and the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1901 to 1926.
Joseph Withers Power was born on March 2, 1867, in Jackson, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Irish emigrant John Logan Power, who became the Mississippi Secretary of State from 1893 to 1901, and his wife, Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Power. [1] [4] J. W. Power attended public schools in Jackson. [1] Then, he attended Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee. [1] [2] After leaving school, he assisted his father in the publishing business and became a bookkeeper. [2]
When Joseph's father, John Logan Power, was the Secretary of State of Mississippi, he was an assistant in the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. [2] After his father's death on September 23, 1901, Mississippi governor A. H. Longino appointed him Secretary of State of Mississippi. [2] He was re-elected in 1903, 1907, and 1911. [1] [2] [3] In 1923, he defeated Walker Wood in the primary election for the Democratic nomination to the office. [5]
While still the Secretary of State of Mississippi, Power died suddenly in Jackson on April 5, 1926. [6] [5] Walker Wood was appointed to the office finish the unfinished term. [5]
Power was a Democrat, member of the Episcopal Church, Freemason, Odd Fellow, and a Knight of Pythias. [2] In 1896, Power married Eva Truly (1868 or 1869 - 1947); her brother Jeff became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. [2] [7] The Powers had three children: Dorothy, Mary, and Josephine Jeffrey "Jo Jeff". [2]
Joseph Withers Power | |
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| |
29th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
In office September 24, 1901 – April 5, 1926 | |
Governor |
Andrew H. Longino James K. Vardaman Edmond Noel Earl L. Brewer Theodore G. Bilbo Lee M. Russell Henry L. Whitfield |
Preceded by | John Logan Power |
Succeeded by | Walker Wood |
Personal details | |
Born | Jackson, Mississippi | March 2, 1867
Died | April 5, 1926 Jackson, Mississippi | (aged 59)
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Eva Truly m. 1896-1926, his death |
Children | 3 |
Parent | John Logan Power (father) |
Joseph Withers Power (March 2, 1867 - April 5, 1926) was a Mississippi politician and the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1901 to 1926.
Joseph Withers Power was born on March 2, 1867, in Jackson, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Irish emigrant John Logan Power, who became the Mississippi Secretary of State from 1893 to 1901, and his wife, Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Power. [1] [4] J. W. Power attended public schools in Jackson. [1] Then, he attended Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee. [1] [2] After leaving school, he assisted his father in the publishing business and became a bookkeeper. [2]
When Joseph's father, John Logan Power, was the Secretary of State of Mississippi, he was an assistant in the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. [2] After his father's death on September 23, 1901, Mississippi governor A. H. Longino appointed him Secretary of State of Mississippi. [2] He was re-elected in 1903, 1907, and 1911. [1] [2] [3] In 1923, he defeated Walker Wood in the primary election for the Democratic nomination to the office. [5]
While still the Secretary of State of Mississippi, Power died suddenly in Jackson on April 5, 1926. [6] [5] Walker Wood was appointed to the office finish the unfinished term. [5]
Power was a Democrat, member of the Episcopal Church, Freemason, Odd Fellow, and a Knight of Pythias. [2] In 1896, Power married Eva Truly (1868 or 1869 - 1947); her brother Jeff became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. [2] [7] The Powers had three children: Dorothy, Mary, and Josephine Jeffrey "Jo Jeff". [2]