William J. East | |
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![]() c. 1907 | |
Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 36th district | |
In office January 1928 – January 1932 | |
In office January 1920 – January 1924 | |
Preceded by |
Sam Mims Jr. William H. Dyson Henry C. Collins |
In office January 1908 – January 1912 | |
In office January 1892 – January 1896 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Tate County district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1920 Serving with
Servetus L. Crockett | |
In office January 1904 – January 1908 | |
In office January 1896 – January 1900 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Monroe County, MS | September 1, 1854
Died | 1933 Mississippi | (aged 78–79)
Political party | Democrat |
Residence | Senatobia, Mississippi |
William Jasper East (September 1, 1854 - 1933) was a longtime Democratic Mississippi state legislator from Tate County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
William Jasper East was born on September 1, 1854, in Monroe County, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the eldest child of Josiah Robertson East and Matilda (Callahan) East. [1] William attended the public schools of Panola County. [3] He entered the University of Mississippi in 1879 and graduated from there with a L. L. B. in 1881. [4] [1] [5] He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1883. [1] [4] He then went to practice law in Senatobia. [3] [1] [4]
He was the mayor of Senatobia, Mississippi, from 1887 to 1888. [1] [3] He then was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the state's 36th district which was composed of Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall, and Tate counties, from 1892 to 1896. [1] [3] [2] From 1896 to 1900, he was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for Tate County. [3] [2] [1] He was a presidential elector in the 1900 presidential election. [3] After being re-elected in 1903, he was again a member of the Mississippi House for Tate County from 1904 to 1908. [3] [1] [2] From 1908 to 1912, he was again a member of the Mississippi State Senate for the 36th district. [3] [1] [2] He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for Tate County a final time from 1916 to 1920. [1] [2] He was again a member of the Mississippi Senate for the 36th district from 1920 to 1924. [2] He then served in the same position from 1928 to 1932. [2] East died in Mississippi in 1933. [6]
East was an Episcopalian. [1] [2] He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ) fraternity. [4] [5] East married Lula Whitten in 1892. [1] They had three children, Whitten, Fletcher, and Lula. [1]
William J. East | |
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![]() c. 1907 | |
Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 36th district | |
In office January 1928 – January 1932 | |
In office January 1920 – January 1924 | |
Preceded by |
Sam Mims Jr. William H. Dyson Henry C. Collins |
In office January 1908 – January 1912 | |
In office January 1892 – January 1896 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Tate County district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1920 Serving with
Servetus L. Crockett | |
In office January 1904 – January 1908 | |
In office January 1896 – January 1900 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Monroe County, MS | September 1, 1854
Died | 1933 Mississippi | (aged 78–79)
Political party | Democrat |
Residence | Senatobia, Mississippi |
William Jasper East (September 1, 1854 - 1933) was a longtime Democratic Mississippi state legislator from Tate County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
William Jasper East was born on September 1, 1854, in Monroe County, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the eldest child of Josiah Robertson East and Matilda (Callahan) East. [1] William attended the public schools of Panola County. [3] He entered the University of Mississippi in 1879 and graduated from there with a L. L. B. in 1881. [4] [1] [5] He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1883. [1] [4] He then went to practice law in Senatobia. [3] [1] [4]
He was the mayor of Senatobia, Mississippi, from 1887 to 1888. [1] [3] He then was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the state's 36th district which was composed of Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall, and Tate counties, from 1892 to 1896. [1] [3] [2] From 1896 to 1900, he was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for Tate County. [3] [2] [1] He was a presidential elector in the 1900 presidential election. [3] After being re-elected in 1903, he was again a member of the Mississippi House for Tate County from 1904 to 1908. [3] [1] [2] From 1908 to 1912, he was again a member of the Mississippi State Senate for the 36th district. [3] [1] [2] He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for Tate County a final time from 1916 to 1920. [1] [2] He was again a member of the Mississippi Senate for the 36th district from 1920 to 1924. [2] He then served in the same position from 1928 to 1932. [2] East died in Mississippi in 1933. [6]
East was an Episcopalian. [1] [2] He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ) fraternity. [4] [5] East married Lula Whitten in 1892. [1] They had three children, Whitten, Fletcher, and Lula. [1]