Draft:Edward Hull Crump Sr.
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Edward Hull Crump Sr. (1838 - 1878) was a political candidate in Mississippi. He lived in Hudsonville, Mississippi. His son became mayor of Memphis Tennessee and a powerful Democrat Party political boss. Crump Sr. died of yellow fever in 1878. He and his wife, Mary “Mollie” Ann Nelms Crump (1843-1940) lived at the historic 1837 Crump Place in Holly Springs.[1] She continued living there after his death.[2]
Crump was involved in contested elections in 1871 and 1873. He was reported to be a den leader of Ku Klux Klan.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Holly Springs' history • Crump Place". archive.southreporter.com.
- ^ "Crump Place (1837)". August 30, 2016.
- ^ Society, Mississippi Historical (December 2, 1912). "Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society" – via Google Books.
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