Wall Doxey
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Wall Doxey | |
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| United States Senator fromMississippi | |
| In office September 29, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | James Eastland |
| Succeeded by | James Eastland |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's2nddistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – September 28, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Bill G. Lowrey |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Whitten |
| 19thSergeant at Arms of the United States Senate | |
| In office February 1, 1943 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Leader | Alben W. Barkley |
| Preceded by | Chesley W. Jurney |
| Succeeded by | Edward F. McGinnis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1892 Holly Springs, Mississippi,US |
| Died | March 2, 1962(aged 69) Memphis, Tennessee,US |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery,Holly Springs, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
Wall Doxey(August 8, 1892 – March 2, 1962) was an American politician fromHolly Springs, Mississippi.He served in theUnited States SenateandUnited States House of Representatives.[1]He was a Democrat.
Congress
[edit]He served six terms as aDemocratfromMississippi's 2nd congressional districtin theUnited States House of Representativesfrom 1929 to 1941.
Senate
[edit]After the death ofU.S. SenatorPat Harrison,Doxey won a special election to his seat,[2]and served in theUnited States Senatefrom 1941 until 1943. He was defeated in the 1942 Democratic primary byJames Eastland.[3]
Throughout his political career, Doxey represented a district with a black-majority population, whose political affiliation in the nineteenth century had been with the Republican Party. African Americans were effectively excluded from the political system from 1890 to the late 1960s by Mississippi's constitution and restrictions affecting voter registration.
Sergeant-at-Arms
[edit]Doxey was the only United States Senator to serve also as theSenate Sergeant at Arms.He was appointed to this position after losing his Senate seat, serving from February 1, 1943, to January 3, 1947.
Legacy
[edit]Wall Doxey State Park,astate parkin Mississippi, is named after him.
References
[edit]- ^Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States from the First to the Eightieth Congress, March 4, 1789 to January 3, 1949, Inclusive.U.S. Government Printing Office. 1950.ISBN978-0-598-68615-2.
- ^MS US Senate - Special Election Race - Sep 23, 1941.Our Campaigns.Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^MS US Senate - D Runoff Race - Sep 15, 1942.Our Campaigns.Retrieved November 21, 2021.
External links
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Media related toWall Doxeyat Wikimedia Commons- "Wall Doxey",Senate Biography
- United States Congress."Wall Doxey (id: D000480)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- Burials at Hillcrest Cemetery
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