Mississippi State Treasurer

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State Treasurer of Mississippi
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Incumbent
David McRae
since 2020
SeatJackson, Mississippi
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Mississippi
Formation1817; 205 years ago (1817)
SalaryUS$90,000

State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.

The elected office of the State Treasurer was created under Article 5, Section 134, of the Mississippi Constitution. The Treasurer's responsibilities include the issuance of State debt, responsibility for the timely payment of principal and interest on the State's bond and note obligations, and receiving, disbursing and investing State funds. The State Treasurer also represents the Executive Branch on over a dozen boards and commissions.

Post holders[]

Territorial Treasurers General[]

# Name Term Start Term End
1 Samuel Brooks 1817 1818
2 Peter Schuyler 1818 1821

State Treasurers[]

# Name Term Start Term End
1 Samuel Brooks 1817 1818
2 Peter Schuyler 1818 1821
3 Samuel C. Wooldridge 1821 1828
4 James Phillips Jr. 1828 1836
5 Charles C. Mayson 1836 1838
6 James Phillips Jr. 1838 1838
7 J. A. Vanhoesen 1838 1839
8 Silas Bowen 1839 1839
9 S. Craig 1839 1839
10 James G. Williams 1839 1840
11 Joshua S. Curtis 1840 1841
12 Richard S. Graves 1841 1843
13 William Clark 1843 1847
14 Richard Griffith 1847 1851
15 William Clark 1851 1854
16 Shields L. Hussey 1854 1860
17 Malcolm Decater Haynes 1860 1865
18 W. B. Weaver 1865 1865
19 John H. Echols 1865 1869
20 William H. Vassar 1869 1874
21 G. H. Holland 1874 1875
22 M. L. Holland 1875 1875
23 William L. Hemingway 1875 1890
24 J. J. Evans 1890 1896
25 A. Q. May 1896 1900
26 J. R. Stowers 1900 1901
27 George W. Carlisle 1901 1902
28 Thad B. Lampton 1902 1904
29 William Jones Miller 1904 January 20, 1908
30 George Robert Edwards January 20, 1908 January 15, 1912
31 Peter Simpson Stovall January 15, 1912 January 17, 1916
32 John Peroutt Taylor January 17, 1916 January 19, 1920
33 Larkin Seymour Rodgers January 20, 1920 October 18, 1920
34 William Moseley Murry October 18, 1920 January 19, 1924
35 Ben Shem Lowry January 21, 1924 January 16, 1928
36 Webb Walley January 16, 1928 1932
37 Lewis S. May 1932 1936
38 Angelique Ceccere 1936 1940
39 Lewis S. May 1940 1944
40 Newton James 1944 1948
41 R. W. May 1948 1952
42 Newton James 1952 1956
43 1956 1960
44 Evelyn Gandy 1960 1964
45 William Winter 1964 1968
46 Evelyn Gandy 1968 1972
47 Brad Dye 1972 1976
48 Ed Pittman 1976 1980
49 John L. Dale 1980 1980
50 Bill Cole III 1980 1988
51 Marshall Bennett 1988 2003
52 Peyton Prospere 2003 2004
53 Tate Reeves 2004 2012
54 Lynn Fitch January 5, 2012 January 14, 2020
55 David McRae January 14, 2020 present

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