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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="background-color: #ededed">1st Mississippi Legislature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"><table style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align: middle;"> <td style="width:100%;text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/2nd_Mississippi_Legislature" title="2nd Mississippi Legislature">2nd Mississippi Legislature</a></td><td>→</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data">Mississippi, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Term</th><td class="infobox-data label">October 6, 1817<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1817-10-06</span>)</span> – February 6, 1818<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1818-02-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data">September 17, 1817</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Mississippi State Senate</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Turner_(judge)" title="Edward Turner (judge)">Edward Turner</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">Mississippi House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">24</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives">Speaker</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Barnes_(politician)" title="Thomas Barnes (politician)">Thomas Barnes</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1st <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi Legislature</a></b> met between October 6, 1817 and February 6, 1818, first in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_Mississippi" title="Washington, Mississippi">Washington</a> and then in <a href="/wiki/Natchez,_Mississippi" title="Natchez, Mississippi">Natchez, Mississippi</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elections were held on September 17, 1817.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Senators and representatives first convened in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_Mississippi" title="Washington, Mississippi">Washington, Mississippi</a>, between October 6 and October 9, 1817.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They then met in <a href="/wiki/Natchez,_Mississippi" title="Natchez, Mississippi">Natchez, Mississippi</a>, on December 8, 1817.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Senate adjourned on February 4, 1818.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Senate">Senate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two senators, <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Stewart_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Duncan Stewart (Mississippi politician)">Duncan Stewart</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_C._Dickson_(Mississippi_politician)" title="David C. Dickson (Mississippi politician)">David Dickson</a>, resigned during the recess in between October and December.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Johnson_(Mississippi_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Johnson (Mississippi politician) (page does not exist)">Joseph Johnson</a> was sworn in to replace Stewart (who had been elected <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">lieutenant governor</a>) on December 9, 1817.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stewart, who was sworn in on December 9, 1817, became the ex officio president of the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nathaniel_Wells_(American_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nathaniel Wells (American politician) (page does not exist)">Nathaniel Wells</a> was sworn in to replace Dickson on January 2, 1819.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The House adjourned on February 6, 1818.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Counties </th> <th>Senator(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adams_County,_Mississippi" title="Adams County, Mississippi">Adams</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_Postlethwaite&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry Postlethwaite (page does not exist)">Henry Postlethwaite</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amite_County,_Mississippi" title="Amite County, Mississippi">Amite</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Lea_(American_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Lea (American politician) (page does not exist)">David Lea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Mississippi" title="Jefferson County, Mississippi">Jefferson</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hezekiah_J._Balch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hezekiah J. Balch (page does not exist)">Hezekiah J. Balch</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_County,_Mississippi" title="Wilkinson County, Mississippi">Wilkinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Stewart_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Duncan Stewart (Mississippi politician)">Duncan Stewart</a> (Oct-Dec. 8, 1817) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Johnston_(American_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Johnston (American politician) (page does not exist)">Joseph Johnston</a> (Dec. 1818–1819) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Mississippi" title="Franklin County, Mississippi">Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Mississippi" title="Pike County, Mississippi">Pike</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_C._Dickson_(Mississippi_politician)" title="David C. Dickson (Mississippi politician)">David Dickson</a> (Oct-Dec 8, 1817) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nathaniel_Wells_(American_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nathaniel Wells (American politician) (page does not exist)">Nathaniel Wells</a> (January 2, 1819) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Mississippi" title="Lawrence County, Mississippi">Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Mississippi" title="Marion County, Mississippi">Marion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Mississippi" title="Hancock County, Mississippi">Hancock</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Stovall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Stovall (page does not exist)">Charles Stovall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Mississippi" title="Warren County, Mississippi">Warren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Claiborne_County,_Mississippi" title="Claiborne County, Mississippi">Claiborne</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Burnet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Burnet (page does not exist)">Daniel Burnet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Mississippi" title="Wayne County, Mississippi">Wayne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Mississippi" title="Greene County, Mississippi">Greene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Mississippi" title="Jackson County, Mississippi">Jackson</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Josiah_Skinner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Josiah Skinner (page does not exist)">Josiah Skinner</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="House">House</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The House met alongside the Senate on October 6, 1817.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On that day, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Barnes_(politician)" title="Thomas Barnes (politician)">Thomas Barnes</a> of <a href="/wiki/Claiborne_County,_Mississippi" title="Claiborne County, Mississippi">Claiborne County</a> was elected Speaker of the House.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then, non-representatives Peter A. Vandorn and John Lowry were elected to the offices of House clerk and doorkeeper respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One representative, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_Bullen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benjamin Bullen (page does not exist)">Benjamin Bullen</a>, resigned in between the October and December meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cowles_Mead" title="Cowles Mead">Cowles Mead</a> was sworn in to replace Bullen on December 8, 1817.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>County </th> <th>Representative(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Adams_County,_Mississippi" title="Adams County, Mississippi">Adams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philander_Smith_(Mississippi)" title="Philander Smith (Mississippi)">Philander Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Sessions&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Sessions (page does not exist)">Joseph Sessions</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Turner_(judge)" title="Edward Turner (judge)">Edward Turner</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_B._Green_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles B. Green (politician) (page does not exist)">Charles B. Green</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Amite_County,_Mississippi" title="Amite County, Mississippi">Amite</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Davis_(Mississippi_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Davis (Mississippi politician) (page does not exist)">David Davis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hardy_Coward&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hardy Coward (page does not exist)">Hardy Coward</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angus_Wilkinson_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Angus Wilkinson (politician) (page does not exist)">Angus Wilkinson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Claiborne_County,_Mississippi" title="Claiborne County, Mississippi">Claiborne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Barnes_(politician)" title="Thomas Barnes (politician)">Thomas Barnes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_G._Johnston&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry G. Johnston (page does not exist)">Henry G. Johnston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Mississippi" title="Franklin County, Mississippi">Franklin</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Winn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Winn (page does not exist)">Joseph Winn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Mississippi" title="Greene County, Mississippi">Greene</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_B._Dameron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George B. Dameron (page does not exist)">George B. Dameron</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Mississippi" title="Hancock County, Mississippi">Hancock</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Noel_Jourdan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Noel Jourdan (page does not exist)">Noel Jourdan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Mississippi" title="Jackson County, Mississippi">Jackson</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archibald_McManis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Archibald McManis (page does not exist)">Archibald McManis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Mississippi" title="Jefferson County, Mississippi">Jefferson</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_M._Bullen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benjamin M. Bullen (page does not exist)">Benjamin M. Bullen</a> (Oct-Dec. 1817) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cowles_Mead" title="Cowles Mead">Cowles Mead</a> (Dec. 1817–1818) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Duggan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Duggan (page does not exist)">Edward Duggan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Mississippi" title="Lawrence County, Mississippi">Lawrence</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harman_Runnels&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harman Runnels (page does not exist)">Harman Runnels</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Mississippi" title="Marion County, Mississippi">Marion</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_M._Nixon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George M. Nixon (page does not exist)">George M. Nixon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Mississippi" title="Pike County, Mississippi">Pike</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elbert_Burton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elbert Burton (page does not exist)">Elbert Burton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Cleveland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Cleveland (page does not exist)">David Cleveland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Mississippi" title="Warren County, Mississippi">Warren</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Hyland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jacob Hyland (page does not exist)">Jacob Hyland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Mississippi" title="Wayne County, Mississippi">Wayne</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Patton_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Patton (politician) (page does not exist)">William Patton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_County,_Mississippi" title="Wilkinson County, Mississippi">Wilkinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_M._Gildart&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas M. Gildart (page does not exist)">Thomas M. Gildart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Abram_M._Scott" title="Abram M. Scott">Abram M. Scott</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Joor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Joor (page does not exist)">John Joor</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/mississippi-free-trader/79397501/">"Article clipped from Mississippi Free Trader"</a>. <i>Mississippi Free Trader</i>. 1817-08-17. p. 3<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="9th Mississippi Legislature">9th (1826)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="10th Mississippi Legislature">10th (1827)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="11th Mississippi Legislature">11th (1828)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="12th Mississippi Legislature">12th (1829)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="13th Mississippi Legislature">13th (1830)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">14th (1830)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="15th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">15th (1831)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=16th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="16th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">16th (1833)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=17th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="17th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">17th (1833–1835)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1836%E2%80%931838_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1836–1838 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1836–1838</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1838%E2%80%931840_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1838–1840 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1838–1840</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840%E2%80%931842_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1840–1842 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1840–1842</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1842%E2%80%931844_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1842–1844 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1842–1844</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%931846_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1844–1846 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1844–1846</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1846%E2%80%931848_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1846–1848 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1846–1848</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848%E2%80%931850_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1848–1850 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1848–1850</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1850%E2%80%931852_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1850–1852 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1850–1852</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%931854_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1852–1854 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1852–1854</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1854%E2%80%931856_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1854–1856 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1854–1856</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1856%E2%80%931857_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1856–1857 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1856–1857</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1857%E2%80%931859_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1857–1859 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1857–1859</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1860%E2%80%931861_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1860–1861 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1860–1861</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1861%E2%80%931862_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1861–1862 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1861–1862</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1865%E2%80%931867_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1865–1867 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1865–1867</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870%E2%80%931872_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870–1872 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1870–1872</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1872%E2%80%931874_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1872–1874 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1872–1874</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1874%E2%80%931876_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1874–1876 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1874–1876</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1876%E2%80%931878_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1876–1878 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1876–1878</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1878%E2%80%931880_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1878–1880 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1878–1880</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1880%E2%80%931882_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1880–1882 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1880–1882</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1882%E2%80%931884_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1882–1884 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1882–1884</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1884%E2%80%931886_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1884–1886 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1884–1886</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1886%E2%80%931888_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1886–1888 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1886–1888</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888%E2%80%931890_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1888–1890 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1888–1890</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1890%E2%80%931892_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1890–1892 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1890–1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892%E2%80%931896_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1892–1896 Mississippi Legislature">1892–1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896%E2%80%931900_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature">1896–1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%931904_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature">1900–1904</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1904%E2%80%931908_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1904–1908 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1904–1908</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908%E2%80%931912_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1908–1912 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1908–1912</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1912%E2%80%931916_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1912–1916 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1912–1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916%E2%80%931920_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1916–1920 Mississippi Legislature">1916–1920</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920%E2%80%931924_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920–1924 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1920–1924</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924%E2%80%931928_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924–1928 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1924–1928</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928%E2%80%931932_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928–1932 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1928–1932</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1932%E2%80%931936_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1932–1936 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1932–1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936%E2%80%931940_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936–1940 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1936–1940</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940%E2%80%931944_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940–1944 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1940–1944</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944%E2%80%931948_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944–1948 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1944–1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948%E2%80%931952_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948–1952 Mississippi Legislature 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