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Alfred Batson

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Alfred Batson
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Stone County district
In office
September 1917 – January 1920
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Alfred Batson was an American lawyer and politician.[1] A resident of Recluse, Mississippi,[2] he represented Stone County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1917 to 1920.[3][4][5] In 1916, he defeated J. M. Culpeper in an election to represent the newly formed Stone County in the Mississippi House of Representatives, with a vote of 384 to 323.[6] He ran for re-election in 1919, but lost the Democratic primary to John M. "Mack" Alexander.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Bilbo Will Deliver His Message Wednesday". Jackson Daily News. 1917-09-25. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  2. ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1918). Journal. p. 6.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 812.
  4. ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1917). Journal. p. 6.
  5. ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1917). Journal. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Stone County Election". Sun Herald. 1916-06-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  7. ^ "Stone County Enterprise from Wiggins, Mississippi on August 30, 1919 · 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.