John Logan Power

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John Logan Power
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28th Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
January 20, 1896 – September 24, 1901
GovernorAnselm J. McLaurin
Andrew H. Longino
Preceded byGeorge M. Govan
Succeeded byJoseph Withers Power
Personal details
Born(1834-03-01)March 1, 1834
Mullinahone, Tipperary, Ireland
DiedSeptember 24, 1901(1901-09-24) (aged 67)
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Political partyDemocrat
ChildrenJoseph Withers Power, others

John Logan Power (March 1, 1834 - September 24, 1901) was an Irish-American politician and publisher, and the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1896 until his death.

Biography[]

John Logan Power was born on March 1, 1834, in Mullinahone, Munster, Ireland.[1] His father died when he was young.[2] He came to the United States in 1850.[1] He moved to Lockport, New York, and then, in 1855, to Jackson, Mississippi.[3] He enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army in 1862, and was a colonel when the Civil War ended.[4] In 1866, he established the Daily Mississippi Standard newspaper, which became a precursor of the Clarion-Ledger.[1][4] In 1867, he was the clerk of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1] He was elected to become the Secretary of State of Mississippi in November 1895, and assumed the position on January 20, 1896.[5] He was re-elected in 1899.[4][6] He continued serving until his death, at 12:30 AM on September 24, 1901, in Jackson, Mississippi.[2][1][5]

Personal life[]

He married Jane Wilkinson in 1857.[1] Their son, Joseph Withers Power, succeeded John as the Secretary of State of Mississippi.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817-1967. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 1981. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-61703-418-3.
  2. ^ a b Mississippi, Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order) Grand Council in the State of (1898). Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters in the State of Mississippi.
  3. ^ "Clipped From The Democratic-Herald". The Democratic-Herald. 1901-09-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  4. ^ a b c Rowe, Keisha. "Jackson elementary named for Confederate colonel to receive new name". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  5. ^ a b Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. 1924. p. 31.
  6. ^ Mississippi (1900). Department Reports.
  7. ^ Mississippi Department of Archives and History (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 312.


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