Myron S. McNeil

Myron S. McNeil
c. 1904
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 1904 – January 1908
Preceded byElias A. Rowan
Succeeded byElias A. Rowan
Personal details
Born(1873-09-28)September 28, 1873
Crystal Springs, MS
DiedSeptember 1944(1944-09-00) (aged 70–71)
Political partyDemocrat
Alma materMillsaps College

Myron Sibbie McNeil (September 28, 1873 - buried October 1, 1944) was a Democratic Mississippi State Senator, representing the 11th District, from 1904 to 1908.

Early life and education

Myron Sibbie McNeil was born on September 28, 1873, in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of Jarrot Wesley McNeil and Lucy (Bob) McNeil.[1] His ancestors came from Scotland.[3] He was educated in Crystal Springs elementary schools.[4] He received a B. S. from Lexington Normal College.[2] He also graduated from the Millsaps College law school, where he received a Bachelor of Laws degree.[1][2]

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and began practicing law thereafter.[1][2] He was nominated to represent the 11th district, composed of Copiah County,[5] as a Democrat, in the Mississippi State Senate in August 1903 for the 1904–08 term, and was elected in November 1903.[1][2] Afterwards, he continued practicing law as an attorney in Hazlehurst.[6][7] He died of a heart attack in September 1844, and he was buried in Hazlehurst on October 1, 1944.[8][9]

Personal life

McNeil was a Methodist.[2] On July 6, 1904, he married Deborah Martin.[2] They had at least 1 child together, a daughter, who survived Deborah when she died in 1949.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rowland, Dunbar (1904). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 493.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 560.
  3. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. 1904. p. 493.
  4. ^ The Southerner: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Southern People, Featuring Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana; a Compilation of the Personnel and the Works of Many who Have Contributed and are Still Contributing to the Industrial, Financial and Cultural Greatness of the South. A Newspaper Reference Work. Southern editors association. 1945. p. 283.
  5. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1976). Mississippi: Contemporary biography. Reprint Company. p. 560. ISBN 978-0-87152-222-1.
  6. ^ "Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on October 16, 1934 · Page 7". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  7. ^ "Jackson Daily News from Jackson, Mississippi on August 19, 1918 · Page 5". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  8. ^ "Clipped From McComb Daily Journal". McComb Daily Journal. 1944-10-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  9. ^ "Clipped From McComb Daily Journal". McComb Daily Journal. 1944-10-04. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  10. ^ "Clipped From Clarion-Ledger". Clarion-Ledger. 1949-08-29. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-04-13.