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Lafayette Joseph Lott

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Lafayette Joseph Lott
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Carroll County district
In office
1916-1920
Personal details
Born(1863-03-06)March 6, 1863
Carroll County, Mississippi
DiedJuly 20, 1952(1952-07-20) (aged 89)
Resting placeGrenada, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseSarah Holland (m. 1880)
Children9

LaFayette Joseph Lott, also known as Joseph Lafayette Lott (March 6, 1863 - July 20, 1952), was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing Carroll County from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

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LaFayette Joseph Lott was born on March 6, 1863, in Carroll County, Mississippi.[1][2] His parents were James Lott and Margarette Jane (McDonald) Lott.[1] He was of Scottish and Irish ancestry.[1] He was a farmer and a Baptist minister.[1] He married Sarah Holland on December 18, 1880, and they had nine children together.[3][1] He was the Justice of the Peace in Carroll County from 1888 to 1891.[1] From 1905 to 1910, he was the organizer of the local farmer's union.[1] On November 7, 1915, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Carroll County, as a Democrat.[1] He died on July 20, 1952, and was buried in Calvary Baptist Cemetery near Grenada, Mississippi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ a b "Calvary Baptist Cemetery | Carroll County Mississippi |". www.msgw.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  3. ^ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZJ-PWR  : 14 February 2020), Joseph L. Lott, 1880.