Abram M. Scott
Abram Marshall Scott | |
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7th Governor of Mississippi | |
In office January 9, 1832 – June 12, 1833 | |
Lieutenant | Fountain Winston (1832) Office abolished (1832–1833) |
Preceded by | Gerard Brandon |
Succeeded by | Charles Lynch |
5th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
In office January 1828 – January 9, 1832 | |
Governor | Gerard Brandon |
Preceded by | Gerard Brandon |
Succeeded by | Fountain Winston |
Member of the Mississippi State Senate | |
In office 1822 | |
In office 1826–1827 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Edgefield County, South Carolina | March 13, 1785
Died | June 12, 1833 Jackson, Mississippi | (aged 48)
Abram Marshall Scott (March 13, 1785 – June 12, 1833) was a National Republican Mississippi politician born in Edgefield County in the Province of South Carolina. He was an early settler of Wilkinson County, Mississippi and was instrumental in founding the town of Woodville, Mississippi. He held a number of local political offices there before his election to the senate. He served in the state senate in 1822 and 1826–1827. In 1832, he was sworn in as seventh Governor of Mississippi. He served until his death on June 12, 1833 due to a cholera epidemic in Jackson.[1] He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi.
Charles Lynch succeeded him in office. Scott County, Mississippi is named in his honor.
References[]
- ^ Sansing, David (December 2003). "Abram M. Scott". Mississippi History Now. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
External links[]
- Abram Marshall Scott at National Governors Association
- "Abram M. Scott". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
Categories:
- 1785 births
- 1833 deaths
- People from Edgefield County, South Carolina
- Mississippi National Republicans
- Deaths from cholera
- Mississippi state senators
- Governors of Mississippi
- Infectious disease deaths in Mississippi
- National Republican Party state governors of the United States