Barry W. Benson (1811/1812 – June 11, 1839) was the Mississippi Secretary of State from 1835 to 1839. He was a Democrat.[1]
Barry W. Benson | |
|---|---|
| 4th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office January 1835 – June 11, 1839 | |
| Governor | Hiram Runnels John A. Quitman Charles Lynch Alexander G. McNutt |
| Preceded by | D. C. Dickson |
| Succeeded by | David Dickson Thomas B. Woodward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1811 or 1812 Mississippi |
| Died | (aged 27) Columbus, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography
editBarry W. Benson was born in Mississippi.[2] His father was a Mississippi pioneer.[2] Barry W. Benson was elected to the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi in January 1835.[3][4][5] He was re-elected to the office in 1837.[5][6] At the time of his death, he was the incumbent office holder as well as the Democratic candidate for re-election.[1][7][8]
Death
editBenson died of pulmonary tuberculosis[9] at the age of 27 on June 11, 1839, at the home of his father-in-law in Columbus, Mississippi, and was survived by his mother and his widow.[10][5][1][11][9] He had recently gone to Cuba to try to improve his lung condition.[12] In early July 1839, Thomas B. Woodward of Yazoo County was appointed by Governor Alexander McNutt to fill in the vacancy caused by Benson's death.[13][14]
Personal life
editBenson married the eldest daughter of Major Richard Barry.[15] She remarried after Benson's death.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c "20 Jun 1839, 2 - Macon Intelligencer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ a b "The Weekly Mississippian from Jackson, Mississippi on July 10, 1835 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. 10 July 1835. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Archives and History (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 28.
- ^ "2016-2020 MISSISSIPPI BLUE BOOK". www.sos.ms.gov. p. 717. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ a b c "Vicksburg Tri-Weekly Sentinel from Vicksburg, Mississippi on June 28, 1839 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. 28 June 1839. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1914). Annual Report of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Department of Archives and History. p. 67.
- ^ The New-Yorker. H. Greeley & Company. 1839. p. 250.
- ^ Mississippi; Hutchinson, Anderson (1848). Code of Mississippi: Being an Analytical Compilation of the Public and General Statutes of the Territory and State, with Tabular References to the Local and Private Acts, from 1798-1848. compiler. p. 390.
- ^ a b "Vicksburg Tri-Weekly Sentinel from Vicksburg, Mississippi on June 19, 1839 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. 19 June 1839. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge. Charles Bowen. 1839. p. 306.
- ^ HOUGH, FRANK B. (1875). AMERICAN BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES. p. 25.
- ^ "22 Jun 1839, 2 - Southern Banner at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "2 Jul 1839, 2 - Southern Argus at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "The Weekly Mississippian from Jackson, Mississippi on July 12, 1839 · 2". Newspapers.com. 12 July 1839. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ a b Lipscomb, William Lowndes (1909). A History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century. Press of Dispatch printing Company. p. 33.