Dennis Murphree

Dennis Herron Murphree (born January 6, 1886 in Pittsboro , Calhoun County , Mississippi ; † February 9, 1949 ibid) was an American politician and governor of the state of Mississippi from 1927 to 1928 and between 1943 and 1944 .

Early years and political advancement

Dennis Murphree attended public schools in his home country. Then he worked with his father in his newspaper publisher. He became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1911 and 1923 he was an MP in the Mississippi House of Representatives . There he consistently advocated an economical budget policy and a balanced budget.

Lieutenant Governor and Governor

In 1923 he was first elected lieutenant governor of his state. He was the representative of Governor Henry L. Whitfield . At the time, Murphree was one of the initiators of an advertising program for the state of Mississippi. A special train called “Know Mississippi Better Train” was to visit most of the states as well as Canada and Mexico in the years and decades that followed to promote the state. After the death of Governor Whitfield, Murphree had to end his current term as his deputy. Somut he was governor of his state between March 18, 1927 and January 16, 1928. The biggest problem during this period was a century flood of the Mississippi River , which blew up the levees in April 1927, flooding large parts of the state and causing great damage to buildings and agriculture. This affected both cattle breeding and agriculture, because the annual harvest was destroyed.

In the gubernatorial elections of 1927 Murphree lost to Theodore Gilmore Bilbo . In 1931 and 1939 he was re-elected lieutenant governor. He also applied for the office of governor twice without success. After the death of Governor Paul B. Johnson , Dennis Murphree had to take over the office of governor again. This time, however, it was only a matter of a few weeks between December 26, 1943 and January 18, 1944.

Another résumé

After the end of his second governorship in January 1944, Murphree withdrew from politics. He died five years later in his hometown of Pittsboro. He had four children with his wife, Clara Minnie Martin.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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SURNAME	Murphree, Dennis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Murphree, Dennis Herron (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 6, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pittsboro , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH	February 9, 1949
Place of death	Pittsboro , Mississippi