John Alexander Yeager (January 17, 1882 – June 16, 1955) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He represented Lamar County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1932.
John A. Yeager | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Lamar County district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1932 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1882 Toomsuba, Mississippi |
| Died | June 16, 1955 (aged 73) Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Children | 7 |
Biography
editJohn Alexander Yeager was born on January 17, 1882, in Toomsuba, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of Daniel Wayne Yeager and Lucinda Jane (Dodd) Yeager.[1] He attended the public schools of Lauderdale County, Mississippi.[1] In 1906, he registered with the American Correspondence School of Law and completed the course in 1909.[1] He was then admitted to the bar.[1] Before 1915, he was a mayor of Seminary, Mississippi.[1] During his campaign for the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1915, he advocated for the preservation of Mississippi's old capitol building, a rural credits law, and a new constitutional convention, and he also opposed a change in the state's current jury system.[1] In November 1915, he was elected to represent Lamar County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served in the 1916–1920 term.[1][3] He was re-elected multiple times, and served until 1932, when he was succeeded by E. L. Clinton.[2][4] He died after a short illness on June 16, 1955, in the Methodist Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[5]
Personal life
editYeager was a member of the Methodist Church and the Freemasons.[1][3] He married Pearl Robeson on January 14, 1903.[1][3] They had four children.[1][3] After Pearl died on May 17, 1910, Yeager married Corean Anderson on June 11, 1911.[1][3] They had three children together.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1928-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1928]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ Mississippi. Secretary of State (1935-12-31). "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1933-1935]". Mississippi Blue Books.
- ^ "Clipped From Clarion-Ledger". Clarion-Ledger. 1955-06-17. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-05-16.