Peter Stubblefield

Peter Stubblefield
c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 19th district
In office January 1932 – January 1940
In office January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born	(1888-03-12)March 12, 1888 Yazoo County, MS
Died	October 7, 1966(1966-10-07) (aged 78) Vaughan, Mississippi
Political party	Democrat

Peter Stubblefield (March 12, 1888 - October 7, 1966) was an American farmer and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the state's 19th senatorial district (Yazoo County), from 1916 to 1920 and from 1932 to 1940.[1][2]

Early life

Peter Stubblefield was born on March 12, 1888, near Vaughn in Yazoo County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of Simon Peter Stubblefield, a Confederate Civil War veteran, and Elizabeth (Watlington) Stubblefield.[1] Stubblefield attended the community schools of Yazoo County, and attended Mississippi College from 1903 to 1905.[1] He then attended the University of Mississippi, graduating with a B. S. degree in 1908.[1] He then took a post graduate course in the College of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis.[1]

Political career

From 1911 to 1912, Stubblefield was a clerk for U. S. Senator from Mississippi John Sharp Williams.[1] Stubblefield was elected to the Mississippi Senate, representing the 19th senatorial district composed of Yazoo County as a Democrat, in November 1915.[1] He served in that position from 1916 to 1920, also fighting in World War I.[1][2] He then served in the Senate for the same district from 1932 to 1940, being re-elected in 1936.[2]

Later life

Stubblefield died in his sleep in his home in Vaughan, Mississippi, on October 7, 1966.[3][4]

References

1. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 778–779.
2. Mississippi. Legislature (1936-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1936]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 10.
3. "Peter Stubblefield in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
4. "The Yazoo Herald from Yazoo City, Mississippi on October 13, 1966 · 4". Newspapers.com. 13 October 1966. Retrieved 2021-05-11.