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John Splann

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John Splann
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Alcorn County district
In office
January 1916 – January 1920
Personal details
Born
John Benjamin Splann

(1875-06-22)June 22, 1875
McNairy County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 1962(1962-03-24) (aged 86)
Kendrick, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

John Benjamin Splann (June 22, 1875 – March 24, 1962) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Alcorn County, from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

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John Benjamin Splann was born on June 22, 1875, in McNairy County, Tennessee, to John Edwin Splann and Mollie N. (Howell) Splann.[1][2][3] However, he grew up in nearby Corinth, Mississippi.[1] He married Maude Potts in 1901.[1] He was ordained a Christian minister in 1902.[1] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent Alcorn County, as a Democrat, in 1915.[1] He died on March 24, 1962, in Kendrick, Mississippi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RS-PQY  : 22 February 2021), John B Splann, 1917-1918.
  3. ^ a b "Alcorn County, MSGenWeb". www.msgw.org. Retrieved 2021-03-07.