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