American politician
Sam Lumpkin
In office January 19, 1948 – January 21, 1952Governor Fielding Wright Preceded by Fielding Wright Succeeded by Carroll Gartin In office January 2, 1940 – January 4, 1944Preceded by Fielding Wright Succeeded by Walter Sillers Jr. In office January 5, 1932 – January 4, 1944Preceded by David C. Langston Succeeded by H. A. Boren
Born Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin
(1908-04-21 ) April 21, 1908Hudsonville, Mississippi , U.S.Died July 9, 1964(1964-07-09) (aged 56)Tupelo, Mississippi , U.S. Political party Democratic Alma mater Cumberland University Profession Lawyer Allegiance United States Branch/service United States Army Years of service 1942–1944 Battles/wars World War II
Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin [ 1] (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was an American politician from Tupelo, Mississippi .[ 2] A Democrat , he served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Fielding L. Wright . He was born in Hudsonville in 1908.[ 3]
Before elevation to Lt. Governor he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives , eventually rising to position of the Speaker of the House in 1940[ 4]
He was also a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention [ 2] and was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1951.[ 5]
During the 1952 presidential election he endorsed Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and led so-called "eisencrats" faction in Mississippi.[ 6]
Lumpkin was found dead of a heart attack at his home's pool in 1964.[ 7]
References
^ White, J.T. (1898). The National cyclopaedia of American biography . J.T. White. Retrieved 2015-01-04 .
^ a b Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Ludlum to Lunceford" . politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2015-01-04 .
^ Sharp, J.R.; Sharp, N.W. (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994 . Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313302138 . Retrieved 2015-01-04 .
^ Jere Nash, Andy Taggart, Mississippi Politics, The Struggle for Power, 1976–2006 , Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2006, page 195
^ University of Mississippi Libraries – Special Collections [permanent dead link ]
^ Strong, Donald S. (1955). "The Presidential Election in the South, 1952". The Journal of Politics . 17 (3): 343– 389. doi :10.1017/S0022381600091064 . JSTOR 2127012 . S2CID 154634842 .
^ "Sam Lumpkin Dies At Home In Tupelo", The Delta Democrat-Times, , Friday, July 10, 1964, Greenville, Mississippi, United States Of America