Henry L. Muldrow
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Henry Lowndes Muldrow was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born near Tibbee Station, Mississippi, Muldrow was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1857 and from the law department of the same university in 1858.
He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Starkville, Mississippi
.
He entered the Confederate States Army
as a private in 1861 and before the close of the Civil War
attained the rank of colonel of cavalry.
He served as district attorney for the sixth judicial district of Mississippi 1869-1871.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1875.
Trustee of the University of Mississippi
1876-1898.
Muldrow was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1885).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-sixth Congress), Committee on Private Land Claims (Forty-eighth Congress).
First Assistant Secretary of the Interior during the first administration of President Cleveland.
He resigned in 1889 and resumed the practice of law in Starkville, Mississippi
.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1890.
He was appointed chancellor of the first district of Mississippi in September 1899 and served until 1905.
He died in Starkville, Mississippi
, March 1, 1905.
He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born near Tibbee Station, Mississippi, Muldrow was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1857 and from the law department of the same university in 1858.
He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,869 people, 9,462 households, and 4,721 families residing in the city. The population density was 851.4 people per square mile . There were 10,191 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile...
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He entered the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
as a private in 1861 and before the close of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
attained the rank of colonel of cavalry.
He served as district attorney for the sixth judicial district of Mississippi 1869-1871.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1875.
Trustee of the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
1876-1898.
Muldrow was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1885).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-sixth Congress), Committee on Private Land Claims (Forty-eighth Congress).
First Assistant Secretary of the Interior during the first administration of President Cleveland.
He resigned in 1889 and resumed the practice of law in Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,869 people, 9,462 households, and 4,721 families residing in the city. The population density was 851.4 people per square mile . There were 10,191 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile...
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He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1890.
He was appointed chancellor of the first district of Mississippi in September 1899 and served until 1905.
He died in Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,869 people, 9,462 households, and 4,721 families residing in the city. The population density was 851.4 people per square mile . There were 10,191 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile...
, March 1, 1905.
He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.