William Green Millsaps

William Green Millsaps (April 2, 1831 – February 25, 1887) was a preacher who served in the Mississippi legislature from 1875 to 1876.[1][2]

He was born April 2, 1831, around the area of Pleasant Valley, Copiah County, Mississippi, to devout Methodist Episcopal Church members.[3] Reuben Webster Millsaps, founder of Millsaps College, was his brother.[2]

He went to school in Copiah County before going to Hanover College in Indiana to study[3] and then on to Indiana Asbury University (forerunner to DePauw University) graduating in 1853.[4] Although he graduated at the top of the class he did not obtain a first class honors as he had only attended the college for a single year.[3] Two years after graduating he was admitted to the Mississippi Conference and given his first church position in Washington, Mississippi, where he served for two years.[3] It was during this time that he married Fannie Mayberry August 14, 1857.[3] In total he gave twenty six years of service to the Mississippi Conference in different position and locations in Mississippi.[3]

He and his wife sold an acre of land for use by the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, a "Colored" church in Jefferson County, August 19, 1875.[5]

He was elected to serve in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1875–1876 term representing Jefferson County, Mississippi, as a Republican.[6]

The Millsaps-Wilson Library at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, includes his full library that was donated by his granddaughter Miss Butterfield.[7]

He died February 25, 1887, in Cincinnati, where he was seeking medical treatment.[3]

References

  1. ^ Brown, James Taylor (1911). Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi. [New York : J.T. Brown]. p. 125. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Alumnal Record, De Pauw University. DePauw University. pp. 61, 63. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1887). "Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South". pp. 53–54.
  4. ^ "Three Millsaps graduated from Indiana Asbury University". Clarion-Ledger. 4 June 1989. p. 67. Retrieved 9 August 2022.Open access icon
  5. ^ Deed via "Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Deed ~ 1875". Angelfire. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Members of the Next Legislature". The Weekly Democrat-Times. 4 December 1875. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2022.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Millsaps Library Gets Valuable Collection From Miss Butterfield". Clarion-Ledger. 15 April 1962. p. 55. Retrieved 9 August 2022.Open access icon


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