Wall Doxey

Wall Doxey

Wall Doxey (born August 8, 1892 in Holly Springs , Marshall County , Mississippi , †  March 2, 1962 in Memphis , Tennessee ) was an American politician who represented the state of Mississippi in both chambers of Congress .

After attending public school, Doxey began studying at the University of Mississippi at Oxford . There he graduated in 1913; he graduated with a law degree the following year and was admitted to the bar. He worked as a lawyer in his hometown of Holly Springs. As early as 1915, Doxey was appointed Marshall County's attorney, which he remained until 1923. That year he was promoted to District Attorney for the Mississippi Third Judicial District.

In 1929 he switched to politics. Doxey was elected to the US House of Representatives for the Democrats and remained there until 1941. The re-elections were always sovereign because he had a stable base among the rural population of his state, for whom he was always involved in parliament. He stepped down to become a US Senator . He won the by-election for the seat of the late Pat Harrison ; However, the term ended in 1943 after he failed in the Democratic primary to James Eastland .

Wall Doxey continued to serve in the Senate. On February 1, 1943, he took up the post of Senate Sergeant at Arms , becoming a member of the Capitol Police Board . He was the only senator who ever held this position. In January 1947, Doxey resigned as a Senate sergeant at his own request after the Republicans won a majority in the Senate. He served as a hearing examiner for the Department of Agriculture until the end , before returning to Holly Springs, briefly serving as a lawyer and retiring in 1948.

The Wall Doxey State Park , a state park in Mississippi, was named after the 1962 deceased politician.

Web links

• Wall Doxey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Senate biography