Beverly R. Grayson

Beverly R. Grayson
Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1821 – February 12, 1821
Preceded byEdward Turner
Succeeded byGerard C. Brandon
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Adams County district
In office
January 3, 1820 – February 12, 1821
Personal details
Born1782
Died1843

Beverly R. Grayson (1782 – 1843)[citation needed] was an American public official and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as a clerk of the territorial supreme court until 1808,[1] and represented Adams County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821.[2] He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 4th Mississippi Legislature, serving from January 1, 1821, to February 12, 1821.[3][4]

He was appointed Register of the Land Office at Washington, in the state of Mississippi.[5]

He ran for election to Congress in the Mississippi 1826 special and 1826 general election.[6] He announced his candidacy for Mississippi governor in the 1827 election but lost to Gerard Brandon.[7][8] Grayson ran for election to the State Senate in 1839.[9]

He was on the Board of Trustees of Jefferson College.[10] Grayson was on the Board of Trustees of Elizabeth Female Academy and helped managed a lottery authorized by the legislature for the school to raise funds.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Hargrove, David M. (January 17, 2019). Mississippi's Federal Courts: A History. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-1949-9 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). "Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form".
  3. ^ Lipscomb, William Lowndes (1909). "A History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century".
  4. ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi. Jan 1821 4th Sess. Jan 1821 – via LLMC Digital.
  5. ^ "Appointments by the President of the United States". Edwardsville Spectator. May 1, 1821. p. 3 – via Library of Congress.
  6. ^ "July Election". Natchez Newspaper and Public Advertiser. June 27, 1826. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Grayson, Beverly R. (1827). To the people of the State of Mississippi: B. R. Grayson.
  8. ^ Wilson, Edgar S. (January 5, 1933). "Mirrors of Mississippi". The Lexington Advertiser. p. 4.
  9. ^ "The Election". The Yazoo City Whig and Political Register. November 8, 1839. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jefferson College". Natchez Gazette. June 24, 1826. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Elizabeth Female Academy". The Natchez Weekly Democrat. August 22, 1825. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "By Authority of the Legislature". Natchez Gazette. August 12, 1820. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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