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William R. Chrismond

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William R. Chrismond
c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born(1868-04-30)April 30, 1868
Greensboro, Mississippi
DiedAugust 19, 1926(1926-08-19) (aged 58)
Jackson, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic

William Riley Chrismond (April 30, 1868 - August 19, 1926) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

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William Riley Chrismond was born on April 30, 1868, in Greensboro, Webster County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of David Edwin Chrismond and his wife, Elvenie (Tyson) Chrismond.[1] In his youth, Chrismond worked on his family farm and attended the public schools of Webster County until 1888.[1] In 1889, he entered Bellefontaine High School, and studied to be a teacher.[1] He was a teacher until 1899.[1]

From 1900 to 1904, Chrismond was the Justice of the Peace for his district.[1] He was the Sheriff of Choctaw County from 1912 to 1916.[1] He represented the 23rd District (composed of Oktibbeha and Choctaw Counties) as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.[1][2] After his Senate term, he was re-elected to the position of Choctaw County Sheriff.[2] Chrismond died on August 19, 1926, in a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.[2]

Personal life

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Chrismond was a Baptist.[1] He married Willie Florence Stephenson on December 10, 1893.[1] They had six children together.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ a b c d "Clipped From Choctaw Plaindealer". Choctaw Plaindealer. 1926-08-27. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-02-20.