Lawrence R. Ellzey
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Lawrence Russell Ellzey was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
, Ellzey attended the rural schools and was graduated from Mississippi College at Clinton, A.B., 1912.
He attended the University of Chicago
in 1927.
He became a teacher in the consolidated county schools of Mississippi between 1912 and 1917.
from 1920 to 1922. He was a teacher in the agricultural high school in Wesson from 1922 to 1928. He served as president of Copiah-Lincoln Junior College, Wesson, Mississippi
from 1928 to 1932.
to the Seventy-second
Congress, by special election, March 15, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Percy Quin
.
He was reelected to the Seventy-third
Congress and served from March 15, 1932 until January 3, 1935. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth
Congress.
industry. He worked as an executive secretary for the Mississippi Salvage Campaign from 1942-43.
on December 7, 1977, aged 86, and was interred in Wesson Cemetery, Wesson, Mississippi
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
.
Education
Born on a farm near Wesson, MississippiWesson, Mississippi
Wesson is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wesson is located at ....
, Ellzey attended the rural schools and was graduated from Mississippi College at Clinton, A.B., 1912.
He attended the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1927.
He became a teacher in the consolidated county schools of Mississippi between 1912 and 1917.
Wartime
He volunteered as a private in the Quartermaster Corps on December 13, 1917, and served overseas nine months before being discharged as a first lieutenant on February 20, 1919.Career in education
He served as superintendent of education of Lincoln County, MississippiLincoln County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 33,166 people, 12,538 households, and 9,190 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile . There were 14,052 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...
from 1920 to 1922. He was a teacher in the agricultural high school in Wesson from 1922 to 1928. He served as president of Copiah-Lincoln Junior College, Wesson, Mississippi
Wesson, Mississippi
Wesson is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wesson is located at ....
from 1928 to 1932.
Career in politics
Ellzey was elected as a DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress, by special election, March 15, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Percy Quin
Percy Quin
Percy Edwards Quin was an American politician from Mississippi. He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1932.-Family:...
.
He was reelected to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congress and served from March 15, 1932 until January 3, 1935. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth
74th United States Congress
-House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...
Congress.
Later employment
He later was employed in the life insuranceLife insurance
Life insurance is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured person. Depending on the contract, other events such as terminal illness or critical illness may also trigger...
industry. He worked as an executive secretary for the Mississippi Salvage Campaign from 1942-43.
Death
He died in Jackson, MississippiJackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
on December 7, 1977, aged 86, and was interred in Wesson Cemetery, Wesson, Mississippi
Wesson, Mississippi
Wesson is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wesson is located at ....
.