Willis Elbert Mollison | |
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![]() Willis Elbert Mollison (ca. 1911) | |
Born | September 15, 1859 Mayersville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | May 11, 1924 U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, newspaper publisher, newspaper editor, politician, banker, businessman, lawyer, public official, civil rights advocate |
Children | Irvin C. Mollison |
Willis Elbert Mollison (1859—1924) was an American teacher, newspaper editor, politician, banker, businessman, lawyer, public official, and civil rights advocate in Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was a Republican. [4]
Willis Elbert Mollison was born on September 15, 1859 in Mayersville, Mississippi. [1] Martha née Gibson and Robert Mollison were his parents. [1] He studied at Fisk University's college preparatory school, and Oberlin College (class of 1883). [5] [6]
He wrote a book The Leading Afro-Americans of Vicksburg, Miss., Their Enterprises, Churches, Schools, Lodges and Societies (1908), about prominent African Americans in Vicksburg, Mississippi. [4]
Mollison was the president of Lincoln Park Land Company, a stockholder in the Lincoln Savings Bank of Vicksburg. [3] He was also the director of the Mound Bayou Oil Mill and Manufacturing Company in Mound Bayou. [3]
Mollison published The Golden Rule a four-page weekly newspaper in Vicksburg, Mississippi. [7] He was also the owner of the National Star newspaper. [3] He moved to Chicago in 1917.
He died on May 11, 1924. [6]
His son, Irvin C. Mollison also was a lawyer and served as president of the Bar Association of Cook County, Illinois. [6]
Willis Elbert Mollison | |
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![]() Willis Elbert Mollison (ca. 1911) | |
Born | September 15, 1859 Mayersville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | May 11, 1924 U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, newspaper publisher, newspaper editor, politician, banker, businessman, lawyer, public official, civil rights advocate |
Children | Irvin C. Mollison |
Willis Elbert Mollison (1859—1924) was an American teacher, newspaper editor, politician, banker, businessman, lawyer, public official, and civil rights advocate in Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was a Republican. [4]
Willis Elbert Mollison was born on September 15, 1859 in Mayersville, Mississippi. [1] Martha née Gibson and Robert Mollison were his parents. [1] He studied at Fisk University's college preparatory school, and Oberlin College (class of 1883). [5] [6]
He wrote a book The Leading Afro-Americans of Vicksburg, Miss., Their Enterprises, Churches, Schools, Lodges and Societies (1908), about prominent African Americans in Vicksburg, Mississippi. [4]
Mollison was the president of Lincoln Park Land Company, a stockholder in the Lincoln Savings Bank of Vicksburg. [3] He was also the director of the Mound Bayou Oil Mill and Manufacturing Company in Mound Bayou. [3]
Mollison published The Golden Rule a four-page weekly newspaper in Vicksburg, Mississippi. [7] He was also the owner of the National Star newspaper. [3] He moved to Chicago in 1917.
He died on May 11, 1924. [6]
His son, Irvin C. Mollison also was a lawyer and served as president of the Bar Association of Cook County, Illinois. [6]