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[[Wall Doxey State Park]], a [[state park]] in Mississippi, is named after him. |
[[Wall Doxey State Park]], a [[state park]] in Mississippi, is named after him. |
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| United States Senator from Mississippi | |
| In office September 29, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | James Eastland |
| Succeeded by | James Eastland |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – September 28, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Bill G. Lowrey |
| Succeeded by | Jamie L. Whitten |
| 19th Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate | |
| In office February 1, 1943 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Leader | Alben W. Barkley |
| Preceded by | Chesley W. Jurney |
| Succeeded by | Edward F. McGinnis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1892 Holly Springs, Mississippi |
| Died | March 2, 1962 (aged 69) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
Wall Doxey (August 8, 1892 – March 2, 1962) was an American politician from Holly Springs, Mississippi. He served as a Democrat from Mississippi's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941. After the death of U.S. Senator Pat Harrison, Doxey won a special election to his seat, and served in the United States Senate from 1941 until 1943. He was defeated in the 1942 Democratic primary by James Eastland.
Throughout his political career, Doxey represented a district with a black-majority population, whose political affiliation in the nineteenth century had been with the Republican Party. But, African Americans were effectively excluded from the political system from 1890 to the late 1960s by Mississippi's constitution and restrictions affecting voter registration. Doxey was the only United States Senator to serve also as the Senate Sergeant at Arms. He was appointed to this position after losing his Senate seat, serving from February 1, 1943 to January 3, 1947.
Wall Doxey State Park, a state park in Mississippi, is named after him.
References
- ^ "Browse by Cemetery: Hill Crest Cemetery". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
External links
- "Wall Doxey", Senate Biography
- United States Congress. "Wall Doxey (id: D000480)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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