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Fielding L. Wright

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548: 798:. Wright threatened to appoint Bilbo to serve as an interim senator if he was not allowed to be seated, for which the Harrison County affiliate of the Bilbo Campaign Committee passed a resolution praising Wright. The issue was resolved when it was proposed that Bilbo's credentials remain on the table while he returned home to Mississippi to seek medical treatment for oral cancer. When Bilbo died on August 21, 1947, Wright stated that "He was a long and faithful servant of the state. He was an outstanding official whose loss will be felt by Mississippi." 375: 758: 1021: 44: 1200:, and farm issue voters. In 1950, Truman invited every governor from the South to a luncheon, except for Wright and Thurmond, as Truman stated that invitations were given to Democrats only. Wright continued to defend states' rights and segregation, but conceded that complete obstinance along the lines of the 1948 departure from the Democratic Party would cause Mississippi to lose "its standing with everybody in America." 1127: 6417: 5331: 5925: 6431: 1123:. At the national convention he and the Mississippi delegation supported Governor Laney for the presidential nomination. An attempt was made by Charles Hamilton to prevent the seating of the Mississippi delegation due to its pledge to leave the party if Truman was nominated or if the platform was pro-civil rights. However, the Credentials Committee voted fifteen to eleven in favor of seating Wright's delegation. 6455: 1009: 6443: 1081:. On March 13, another Southern governor meeting was held where a resolution against civil rights and the party's leadership was supported by the governors of South Carolina, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, and Florida while the governors of North Carolina and Louisiana were not at the meeting and the governor of Maryland voted "present". 643:
Contingent Fund. On March 19, 1936, he introduced a resolution proposing a state constitutional amendment that would allow for the election of highway commission members starting in the 1938 elections, but the resolution failed. Facing opposition from House and statewide leadership for his highway reforms, he helped organize the removal of Speaker
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Wright's association with the Dixiecrat movement "built the profoundly negative image that has long obscured his substantial achievements as a progressive legislator". His personal papers were destroyed in a fire shortly after he left office, and he has generally been ignored in historiography or dismissed as a reactionary.
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Senate voted nineteen in favor to nineteen against on a bill authorizing chancery clerks to use photostat machines in recording records. In April 1944, Wright became acting governor when Governor Bailey went to Kansas City to attend the Methodist general conference as one of Mississippi's two delegates.
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Wright's inaugural address calling for Southerners to abandon the Democratic Party was supported by Senator James Eastland, who was later invited to speak before the state legislature. On January 29, 1948, Senator Eastland gave a speech to a joint session of the Mississippi state legislature where he
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to leave the Democratic Party. He served as a leader of the States' Rights Democratic Party, declining offers to run for the presidential nomination, although he later accepted the vice-presidential nomination. In the presidential election, Thurmond and Wright won multiple Southern states, but failed
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During the election Wright, a supporter of racial segregation, stated that "if any of you have become so deluded as to want to enter our white schools, patronize our hotels and cafes, enjoy social equality with the whites, then true kindness and sympathy requires me to advise you to make your homes
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On October 30, 1946, Governor Bailey suffered a stroke and was in poor health for the next four days until he died from a spinal tumor on November 2. Wright was supposed to leave the state for a physical checkup, but remained in Mississippi due to Bailey's poor health and succeeded him following his
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In 1946, he attempted to call another session of the state legislature to have the state's election laws changed to prevent black voters from participating in the 1947 primaries. In June 1946, he refused to authorize the extradition of George Johnson, a black man facing charges of child abandonment,
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After being appointed to the speakership Wright appointed Hilton Waits to replace him as the chairman of the House Rules committee and appointed R. E. Lee to replace him as the chairman of the Highways and Highway Financing House committee. Waits resigned shortly after being appointed as chairman of
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to become the acting governor. When Snider left the state, John Culkin, President pro tempore of the Senate, was elevated to acting governor. If Culkin had left the state the Speaker of the House would have become the acting governor, but Wright was not eligible as he was in an acting role. However,
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On July 14, he led the Mississippi delegation in a walkout of the convention to protest the adoption of a pro-civil rights plank into the party's platform. On July 17, the Conference of States' Rights Democrats in Birmingham, Alabama suggested him as a candidate for the vice presidential nomination
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In the initial primary he won with a plurality of the vote ahead of Paul Spearman and Charles G. Hamilton, who were eliminated, and John Lumpkin, who would continue onto the runoff primary. Wright defeated Lumpkin in the runoff with 155,265 to 108,661 votes winning the Democratic nomination. In the
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After leaving the state house he started working for the law firm of John Brunini and Sons in Rolling Fork. In 1942, he represented the Union Producing company at a House Ways and Means committee to argue for Mississippi to place flat taxes on oil producers rather than multiple severance and sales
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On November 19, 1942, Wright met with friends in Jackson, Mississippi, and stated that he would be a candidate in the lieutenant gubernatorial election. In January 1943, he formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the lieutenant gubernatorial election. Walter D. Davis, a
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and served until 1940. In 1932, he was appointed to serve as the chairman of the House Committee on Highways and Highway Financing. In 1936, he was appointed to serve as the chairman of the House Rules Committee and was also appointed onto the Levees committee and the Joint Committee on Executive
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In February 1936, Speaker Stansel requested for Wright to be designated as the acting Speaker of the House and the request was accepted. On April 4, Stansel died from a heart attack while Wright was still serving as the acting Speaker and Wright participated in the planning of Stansel's funeral.
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The state House and Senate passed a resolution allowing for Wright to be inaugurated one day before Bailey and Wright was inaugurated as the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi on January 17, 1944. On March 21, 1944, he gave his first tie breaking vote, in which he voted in favor, when the state
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Fielding Lewis Wright was born on May 16, 1895, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, to Frances Foote Clements and Henry James Wright and was named after his uncle, Colonel Fielding Lewis. In 1901, he entered elementary school and graduated in 1911, as a member of the school's second graduating class.
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stated that Wright and Thurmond's nominations were "a racist thing" as "they were against Truman because of his attitude toward race and fair employment and these other things that finally became a matter of course later on, this social legislation." Historian James Patterson Smith wrote that
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On August 5, he won the Democratic primary with over 55% of the popular vote and later received a letter of congratulations from Johnson, who had placed second in the primary. Wright's first ballot victory was the second time in Mississippi history that the Democratic gubernatorial nominee won
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to admit black students into white-only colleges and stated that he would "insist on (racial) segregation regardless of the costs or consequences". At the Southern Governors Conference Wright stated that "regardless of what others may say, we in Mississippi are determined that the segregated
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declined to comment. When he proposed his resolution it was rejected by the eight other governors present and a different resolution calling for a committee to study the effects of recently proposed civil rights legislation was accepted. Although Wright's resolution was unsuccessful another
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On September 14, 1936, he was nominated by Pearl Stansel and the House of Representatives voted by acclamation, as he faced no opposition despite statements made by John Armstrong and Ira L. Morgan about being interested in running, to formally appoint Wright as the Speaker of the House.
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After his failure at the Southern Governors' Association conference Wright went to Little Rock, Arkansas to meet with political leaders. While there almost four hundred Arkansas political leaders voted unanimously in favor of a resolution supporting Wright and in Virginia Governor
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ruling mandating desegregation in public schools, Wright framed himself as an ardent segregationist. He argued that his involvement in the Dixiecrat foray made him "the man most feared by Negro leaders who seek to integrate the schools" and pledged to use Mississippi's
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Wright reorganized Mississippi's public education system in an attempt to maintain racial segregation. Education funding towards black schools was increased, but still remained inferior to the funding given to white-only schools. In 1951, he opposed attempts by the
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On May 10, the States' Rights Democrats conference was held in Jackson, Mississippi, with Wright serving as temporary chairman. The conference was attended by around 2,500 people and a resolution calling for a separate national convention in Birmingham was passed.
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Although it was speculated that Wright would run in the lieutenant gubernatorial election in 1939, he announced on July 19, 1938, that he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives and would not seek election to another office.
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In February 1948, a "State-wide Mass Meeting of Negro citizens" organized in Jackson, Mississippi, and called for a biracial committee to oversee the educational improvement project that was started in 1946, but Wright declined their request.
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back to California and refused to commute the death sentence of James Leo Williams, a 25 year old black man convicted for murder, while serving as acting governor. On August 1, 1946, he was made aware of plans by the
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to prevent Truman from winning the presidential election. Wright completed his gubernatorial term on January 22, 1952, and retired from public service. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in the
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attorney, as his campaign manager. On May 5, 1955, he formally launched his campaign at his home in Rolling Fork with around 3,500 people in attendance. Hoping to build off of white discontent with the
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due to disputes over the program's implementation. In 1930, he was appointed to serve as the assistant director of the state tax commission to aid in the enforcement and administration of the tax laws.
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as a captain. Wright served in the 149th Machine Gun Battalion and the 105th Engineer Combat Battalion before being honorably discharged in 1919. Following his service in the
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After entering politics in the 1920s, Wright was elected to the state legislature, where he served in the late 1920s and through the 1930s. Following the death of Speaker
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if Wright did not run for the presidency. After being informed of the movement Wright stated that he was not interested in running for president. Former Alabama Governor
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in Mississippi. Wright claimed that he did not know of any activities conducted by the Ku Klux Klan and that the organization had not existed in the state since 1923.
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Upon leaving gubernatorial office, Wright opened a law practice in Jackson. In 1952, he was selected to serve as Mississippi's national committeeman to the
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On October 2, 1954, Wright announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for governor and he selected Gordon Roach, an attorney who had served as
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movement supporting Wright. The organization also passed a resolution where it would support South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond or Arkansas Governor
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resolution proposed by Thurmond calling for the Truman administration to stop attacking white supremacy or the Southern Democrats would leave the party.
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eight delegates to Mississippi's state Democratic convention. On June 23, he was selected to serve as one of the delegates to the national convention.
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to withhold its 127 electoral votes from the Democratic presidential nominee so that "a Southern man would emerge as president of the United States".
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who stated that they had been ignored by the party's leadership and should not allow the region's racial beliefs to be undermined. However, Senators
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On March 24, 1938, the House of Representatives voted twenty-one to nineteen in favor of drafting articles of impeachment against Land Commissioner
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During the 1920s Wright served two terms on the Rolling Fork Board of Alderman. In 1927, he was elected to represent the Twentieth district in the
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the House Rules Committee and Joe Owen was selected by Wright to replace him. Wright would continue to serve as Speaker of the House until 1940.
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gave Wright a copy of a statement condemning his call although Wright stated that he would still introduce his resolution. Alabama Governor
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was formed as a temporarily state police force to prevent further violence during the strike, although it was criticized as similar to the
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The Anti-Truman Democratic Club of Florida, which controlled twenty-eight of Florida's delegates to the national convention, formed a
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to prevent such integration. Though the media reported his chances favorably, Wright placed third in the Democratic primary behind
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praised the passage of the bill as Mississippi was the last of the then forty-eight states to pass a workers' compensation bill.
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The failure to spoil the election against Truman was credited to the Dixiecrats being a third party within the United States'
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death to fulfill the remainder of his term as the 49th governor. On November 7, he was formally inaugurated by Chief Justice
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on November 2, 1946. During his gubernatorial tenure he made efforts to maintain racial segregation and supported Senator
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On July 8, Lycurgus Spinks, who had run in the 1947 Democratic gubernatorial primary and was an Imperial Emperor of the
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to draft the articles of impeachment. Moore criticized the committee as being "stacked" against his favor by Wright.
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On September 7, Wright declared a state of emergency as Mississippi had suffered its second highest number of
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passed a resolution calling it fascist, Wright successfully transformed it into a permanent police force.
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in Rolling Fork and was selected to serve as its first captain where he would lead the unit through the
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before being honorably discharged on August 31, 1919. After leaving the army he organized a unit of the
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On January 25, 1947, Wright announced his intention to seek election to a term in his own right in the
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attempted to start another draft movement for Wright, but Wright declined to run for president again.
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inside Mississippi was designated as the Fielding L. Wright Memorial Highway. An art center at the
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On January 20, 1948, Wright was inaugurated as the 50th Governor of Mississippi by Chief Justice
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and served until 1932. In 1929 he authored a paved highway bill, but it was vetoed by Governor
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and who had stated that he had only expected to receive a few thousand votes against Wright.
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On May 4, 1956, Wright suffered a heart attack and died forty minutes later at his home in
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bill in Mississippi history and it was later signed into law by Wright. Secretary of Labor
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The Dixiecrat Revolt & The End Of The Solid South, University of North Carolina Press
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List of third-party and independent performances in United States presidential elections
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Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
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humanitarian organization. His funeral was held on May 6, and was attended by Senator
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His speech and call for Southern Democrats to leave the party was praised by Senator
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and segregationist, in his attempt to maintain his seat in the United States Senate.
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The Hardest Deal of All The Battle over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980
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general election he and gubernatorial nominee Thomas L. Bailey faced no opposition.
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and stated that he would not support the Republican presidential ticket of General
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conference with plans to introduce a resolution calling for the creation of a new
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Wright attempted to rejoin the army, but was rejected due to his poor eyesight.
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being the first. In the general election he defeated former Nebraskan Governor
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after the Senate refused to seat him and later praised him following his death.
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onboard every bus with orders to shoot to protect the buses. In November, the
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Political button showing support for Strom Thurmond and Fielding L. Wright
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called for the state legislature to prevent Truman from appearing on the
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former member of the state House of Representatives and attorney in the
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Mississippi History Now, publication of the Mississippi History Society
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was an early supporter of Wright's plan to leave the Democratic Party.
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Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
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1943 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary runoff
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focusing on an idealistic foreign policy, remaining support of the
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Mississippi Governors: Soldiers, Statesmen, Scholars, Scoundrels
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over civil rights legislation, and holding other racist views.
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he supported the Democratic presidential ticket of Governor
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Federal Register of Electoral College Votes, 1948 Election
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led the twenty-two member Mississippi delegation to the
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without a runoff being needed, with Theodore G. Bilbo's
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In the general election he and South Carolina Governor
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won the popular and electoral votes of the states of
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also criticized Wright while South Carolina Governor
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Wright was elected to a term in his own right in the
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Speakers of the Mississippi House of Representatives
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Wright, Former Governor, Died Last Night" 1142:and he later accepted the nomination on August 11. 909:and support for other "anti-southern" legislation. 430: 414: 404: 396: 386: 368: 363: 344: 336: 321: 311: 294: 270: 265: 241: 222: 203: 191: 179: 160: 148: 136: 126: 107: 95: 83: 73: 54: 34: 3609:"Governor Fielding Wright Sworn Into Office Today" 3055:"Commutation Plea In Murder Case Denied By Wright" 2740:"Announces As A Candidate For Lieutenant Governor" 1673:1955 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary 1427:1947 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary 1177:without the unanimous support of the Solid South. 729:, was appointed to serve as his campaign manager. 647:and his replacement by a fellow highway advocate, 461:he served as the vice presidential nominee of the 2320:"Culkin Becomes Governor When Snider Quits State" 1169:, and received one faithless electoral vote from 1103:On May 25, Wright was elected to serve as one of 943:In April, the state legislature passed the first 676:Culkin did not leave the state which prevented a 4868:from the original on April 23, 2020 – via 4830:from the original on April 22, 2020 – via 4804:from the original on April 22, 2020 – via 3575: 3573: 2987:from the original on April 29, 2020 – via 2961:from the original on April 29, 2020 – via 2935:from the original on April 29, 2020 – via 2909:from the original on April 29, 2020 – via 2857:from the original on April 28, 2020 – via 2841: 2839: 2828:from the original on April 28, 2020 – via 2802:from the original on April 28, 2020 – via 2776:from the original on April 28, 2020 – via 2750:from the original on April 28, 2020 – via 2724:from the original on April 28, 2020 – via 2708: 2706: 2695:from the original on April 28, 2020 – via 2669:from the original on April 27, 2020 – via 2643:from the original on April 27, 2020 – via 2617:from the original on April 27, 2020 – via 2591:from the original on April 27, 2020 – via 2565:from the original on April 27, 2020 – via 2539:from the original on April 27, 2020 – via 2486:from the original on April 26, 2020 – via 2460:from the original on April 26, 2020 – via 2434:from the original on April 26, 2020 – via 2408:from the original on April 26, 2020 – via 2382:from the original on April 26, 2020 – via 2356:from the original on April 26, 2020 – via 2330:from the original on April 26, 2020 – via 2304:from the original on April 25, 2020 – via 2278:from the original on April 25, 2020 – via 2252:from the original on April 25, 2020 – via 2226:from the original on April 25, 2020 – via 2200:from the original on April 25, 2020 – via 2174:from the original on April 25, 2020 – via 2148:from the original on April 24, 2020 – via 2122:from the original on April 24, 2020 – via 2081:from the original on April 24, 2020 – via 2032:from the original on April 23, 2020 – via 2006:from the original on April 23, 2020 – via 1899:from the original on April 23, 2020 – via 849:, the son of former governor and representative 555:until he succeeded him following Bailey's death. 551:From 1944 to 1946, Wright served under Governor 7341:1948 United States vice-presidential candidates 4794:"Former Governor Wright Buried At Rolling Fork" 4788: 4786: 1990: 1988: 1883: 1881: 1879: 1877: 4902:"Oral History Interview with Sidney S. McMath" 4775:from the original on May 29, 2020 – via 4732:from the original on May 29, 2020 – via 4706:from the original on May 29, 2020 – via 4680:from the original on May 29, 2020 – via 4670:"Fielding Wright To Be Candidate For Governor" 4654:from the original on May 29, 2020 – via 4628:from the original on May 29, 2020 – via 4573:from the original on July 1, 2020 – via 4088:"Eastland Speech Draws Ovation In Legislature" 4072:from the original on July 1, 2020 – via 4046:from the original on July 1, 2020 – via 3960:from the original on May 28, 2020 – via 3934:from the original on May 28, 2020 – via 3908:from the original on May 28, 2020 – via 3882:from the original on May 28, 2020 – via 3593:from the original on May 30, 2021 – via 3562:from the original on May 30, 2021 – via 2883:from the original on May 30, 2021 – via 2424:"Governor Asks Solons To Give Warm Invitation" 2047: 2045: 2043: 6856: 6486: 5950: 5693: 5270: 4488:from the original on May 5, 2020 – via 4462:from the original on May 5, 2020 – via 4436:from the original on May 5, 2020 – via 4410:from the original on May 4, 2020 – via 4384:from the original on May 4, 2020 – via 4358:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4332:from the original on May 5, 2020 – via 4306:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4280:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4254:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4228:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4202:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4176:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4150:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4124:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 4098:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3856:from the original on May 5, 2020 – via 3830:from the original on May 5, 2020 – via 3804:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3778:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3752:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3726:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3700:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3674:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3645:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3619:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3534:from the original on May 2, 2020 – via 3508:from the original on May 2, 2020 – via 3482:from the original on May 2, 2020 – via 3456:from the original on May 2, 2020 – via 3430:from the original on May 2, 2020 – via 3404:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3378:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3352:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3326:from the original on May 2, 2020 – via 3300:from the original on May 3, 2020 – via 3271:from the original on May 2, 2020 – via 3195:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3169:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3143:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3117:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3091:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3065:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3039:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 3013:from the original on May 1, 2020 – via 175:September 14, 1936 – January 2, 1940 8: 6830:History of conservatism in the United States 4522:"1948 Presidential General Election Results" 2659:"Fielding Wright Will Not Accept Any Office" 2190:"Stansel Chooses More Committee Memberships" 465:(Dixiecrats) alongside presidential nominee 122:January 17, 1944 – November 2, 1946 69:November 2, 1946 – January 22, 1952 7411:Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tennessee) alumni 7386:Democratic Party Mississippi state senators 7351:United States Army personnel of World War I 4374:"Southern Democrats Vote 'Rump' Convention" 3658: 3656: 885:to abandon the Democratic Party due to the 480:, where he was educated and later attended 218:February 1936 – September 14, 1936 7137: 7089: 6979: 6894: 6863: 6849: 6841: 6518: 6493: 6479: 6471: 6454: 5957: 5943: 5935: 5700: 5686: 5678: 5277: 5263: 5255: 5095: 4322:"Wright Takes Names Off List Of Prospects" 2529:"Land Office Measure Still Being Disputed" 1671: 1577: 1425: 1336: 237:January 5, 1932 – January 2, 1940 42: 31: 7366:Democratic Party governors of Mississippi 3996:Busbee, Westley F. Jr. (March 21, 2005). 3820:"Florida Klan Merger Explained By Spinks" 3550:"Sheldon To Qualify On Republican Ticket" 3284: 3282: 3081:"KU KLUX KLAN IN STATE NEWS TO EXECUTIVE" 1941:"Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo's Legacy of Hate" 995:educational system shall be maintained." 881:. In his inaugural address he called for 829:and the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in 667:was outside of Mississippi to attend the 6877:1948 United States presidential election 4906:Southern Oral History Program Collection 4166:"Governors Condemn Civil Rights Program" 3029:"Wright Turns Down Extradition Of Negro" 2766:"Fielding L. Wright Announces Candidacy" 1579:1947 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1132:1948 United States presidential election 680:over the succession of acting governor. 576:In April 1918, Wright enlisted into the 4604: 4528:from the original on September 22, 2020 2873:"Interest High In One Race In District" 1873: 1210:1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election 901:measures. He also criticized President 843:1947 Mississippi gubernatorial election 712:taxes. After the United States entered 537:1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election 4296:"Mississippi News Flashes Of Interest" 3985:. p. 46 – via Google Books. 3690:"Arkansas Governor Thinks Bolt Unwise" 1947:from the original on February 21, 2014 964:Southern District Court of Mississippi 7391:People from Rolling Fork, Mississippi 4934: 4922: 4844: 4751: 4587: 4036:"Wright Reiterates Segregation Stand" 4016:from the original on November 5, 2021 3498:"Wright's Majority Sets State Record" 3290:"Wright Wants State Police Permanent" 3133:"Wright Takes Oath Here This Morning" 2792:"Davis Will Manage Wright's Campaign" 2098: 2022:"Day's Proceedings In Chancery Court" 1677: 1583: 1431: 1342: 1297:, and Mississippi Secretary of State 745:to investigate the activities of the 580:and was given the rank of private at 7: 6442: 5967:Mississippi House of Representatives 3950:"Governor Proclaims Polio Emergency" 2714:"Fielding L. Wright To Be Candidate" 2501:Sumners, Cecil L (January 1, 1998). 2059:from the original on April 24, 2020. 1333:Fielding L. Wright electoral history 985:Due to federal threats to force the 634:Mississippi House of Representatives 225:Mississippi House of Representatives 206:Mississippi House of Representatives 163:Mississippi House of Representatives 7376:Lieutenant governors of Mississippi 5709:Lieutenant governors of Mississippi 5238:Vice President of the United States 4510:from the original on June 30, 2020. 3768:"Compensation Act Ready For Wright" 2847:"Bailey's Official Majority 17,271" 2507:. Pelican Publishing. p. 124. 2294:"Funeral Services Ruleville Sunday" 1838:– vice-presidential nominee of the 1314:Mississippi Valley State University 1304:On November 17, 1960, a section of 823:Mississippi Bureau of Investigation 663:From June 23 to 27, 1936, Governor 638:In 1932, Wright was elected to the 7356:American people of English descent 5177:Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi 5114:Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi 5031:The Journal of Mississippi History 4980:from the original on March 8, 2021 4954:from the original on March 8, 2021 4912:from the original on July 1, 2020. 4890:from the original on July 2, 2020. 3261:"Governor Wright Issues Statement" 3221:from the original on June 23, 2016 2456:. September 16, 1936. p. 16. 2404:. September 14, 1936. p. 10. 2112:"Name Legislators To Revenue Jobs" 1973:from the original on April 2, 2015 1319:In 1990, former Arkansas Governor 1293:, Mississippi Lieutenant Governor 1196:, labor issues voters against the 973:cases in its history during 1949. 887:Fair Employment Practice Committee 592:he participated in the battles of 110:Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi 25: 4864:. November 17, 1960. p. 12. 4696:"Fielding Wright Rally Held Here" 4650:. September 26, 1952. p. 1. 4218:"Southern Chiefs Unite In Demand" 2482:. September 23, 1936. p. 2. 2476:"New Rules Chief Named By Wright" 2450:"New Members Get Committee Posts" 2430:. September 15, 1936. p. 1. 2352:. September 16, 1936. p. 2. 2077:. September 24, 1927. p. 1. 1218:for a four-year term. During the 1036:In February, Wright attended the 7361:American people of Welsh descent 6453: 6441: 6430: 6429: 6415: 5923: 5329: 4198:. February 27, 1948. p. 1. 4068:. November 12, 1951. p. 7. 3956:. September 8, 1949. p. 1. 3872:"Dismiss Slander Suit Of Spinks" 3589:. November 14, 1947. p. 1. 3581:"Official Vote Finally Revealed" 3139:. November 7, 1946. p. 13. 2746:. February 18, 1942. p. 1. 2691:. February 5, 1942. p. 14. 2633:"Wright Will Not Run For Office" 2028:. September 7, 1916. p. 8. 2002:. January 19, 1948. p. 14. 1943:. Common Dreams. July 17, 2007. 1787: 1765: 1745: 1723: 1695: 1629: 1601: 1538: 1518: 1498: 1476: 1449: 1386: 1360: 373: 7084:States' Rights Democratic Party 6631:States' Rights Democratic Party 5022:Smith, James Patterson (2019). 4563:"Truman Snubs State's Righters" 4478:"Mississippi Delegation Seated" 4172:. February 9, 1948. p. 1. 4146:. February 8, 1948. p. 1. 4120:. February 7, 1948. p. 1. 4094:. January 30, 1948. p. 1. 3983:University Press of Mississippi 3924:"Suit Withdrawn Against Wright" 3904:. February 1, 1949. p. 2. 3878:. January 11, 1949. p. 1. 3846:"Gov. Wright Sued For $ 50,000" 3826:. February 2, 1950. p. 2. 3748:. January 22, 1948. p. 1. 3722:. January 21, 1948. p. 1. 3696:. January 21, 1948. p. 1. 3670:. January 21, 1948. p. 1. 3641:. January 20, 1948. p. 1. 3615:. January 20, 1948. p. 1. 3530:. November 3, 1947. p. 1. 3374:. January 26, 1947. p. 2. 3348:. January 14, 1948. p. 5. 3296:. January 10, 1948. p. 6. 3191:. January 15, 1947. p. 1. 3113:. November 2, 1946. p. 9. 2931:. January 17, 1944. p. 1. 2905:. January 12, 1944. p. 1. 2899:"Inauguration of Wright Monday" 2879:. November 1, 1943. p. 1. 2772:. January 16, 1943. p. 1. 2720:. February 5, 1942. p. 3. 2274:. February 8, 1936. p. 3. 2196:. January 16, 1936. p. 8. 2071:"Newest Member of State Senate" 1140:States' Rights Democratic Party 1038:Southern Governors' Association 811:Trailways Transportation System 606:Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 463:States' Rights Democratic Party 422:105th Engineer Combat Battalion 257:1928 – January 5, 1932 27:American politician (1895–1956) 5750:office abolished 1832–70 4974:"MS Governor – D Primary 1955" 4948:"MS Governor – D Primary 1947" 4771:. August 11, 1955. p. 1. 4676:. October 2, 1954. p. 1. 4354:. April 19, 1948. p. 10. 4114:"Governors Show Cool Attitude" 4062:"Dixie Governors Open Session" 3504:. August 15, 1947. p. 1. 3478:. August 13, 1947. p. 1. 3452:. August 12, 1947. p. 1. 3322:. October 2, 1947. p. 1. 3267:. August 21, 1947. p. 1. 3165:. January 9, 1947. p. 1. 2853:. August 31, 1943. p. 1. 2248:. March 21, 1936. p. 10. 2222:. March 20, 1936. p. 14. 2170:. January 8, 1936. p. 1. 1121:Democratic National Convention 865:, who ran on the ballot as an 669:Democratic national convention 640:state House of Representatives 1: 6802:National States' Rights Party 6786:Straight-Out Democratic Party 4702:. April 6, 1955. p. 16. 4302:. March 22, 1948. p. 1. 4276:. March 20, 1948. p. 6. 4250:. March 14, 1948. p. 1. 4224:. March 14, 1948. p. 1. 3930:. June 30, 1949. p. 14. 3800:. April 15, 1948. p. 8. 3446:"State Ballots Total 365,472" 3400:. April 6, 1947. p. 26. 3087:. August 2, 1946. p. 1. 2983:. April 25, 1944. p. 1. 2957:. March 21, 1944. p. 2. 2824:. August 5, 1943. p. 1. 2587:. April 11, 1938. p. 6. 2561:. March 25, 1938. p. 5. 2535:. March 25, 1938. p. 1. 2242:"Amendment Is Quickly Killed" 1312:and a science complex in the 1216:Democratic National Committee 7406:University of Alabama alumni 4826:. May 25, 1956. p. 10. 4644:"Wright Stands By Stevenson" 4624:. July 18, 1952. p. 1. 4569:. June 22, 1950. p. 1. 4484:. July 13, 1948. p. 1. 4458:. July 12, 1948. p. 1. 4432:. June 23, 1948. p. 1. 4270:"Draft Wright For President" 4140:"Governors Dodge Resolution" 4042:. April 7, 1951. p. 1. 3774:. April 8, 1948. p. 1. 3426:. June 12, 1947. p. 1. 3159:"Governor Standing By Bilbo" 3061:. June 19, 1946. p. 2. 3009:. April 9, 1946. p. 5. 2665:. July 19, 1938. p. 1. 2639:. July 16, 1938. p. 1. 2613:. June 16, 1938. p. 8. 2555:"Impeachment Group Is Named" 2504:The Governors of Mississippi 2326:. June 27, 1936. p. 3. 2300:. April 4, 1936. p. 1. 2144:. March 4, 1932. p. 6. 1044:. However, Georgia Governor 807:American Federation of Labor 761:Portrait of Governor Wright. 671:causing Lieutenant Governor 7421:United States Army soldiers 7346:Methodists from Mississippi 4800:. May 10, 1956. p. 8. 4406:. May 25, 1948. p. 1. 4380:. May 11, 1948. p. 1. 4328:. July 8, 1948. p. 1. 3975:Bolton, Charles C. (2005). 3852:. July 9, 1948. p. 8. 3558:. June 4, 1947. p. 5. 3035:. June 5, 1946. p. 9. 2798:. July 4, 1943. p. 2. 2378:. July 2, 1936. p. 3. 2118:. June 3, 1930. p. 1. 1253:Brown v. Board of Education 1248:United States Supreme Court 1115:Wright and former Governor 934:William Madison Whittington 539:, and died on May 4, 1956. 7437: 6658:American Independent Party 6550:Constitutional Union Party 5003:Sansing, David G. (2016). 4728:. May 8, 1955. p. 1. 4674:The Greenwood Commonwealth 4482:The Greenwood Commonwealth 4404:The Greenwood Commonwealth 4274:The Greenwood Commonwealth 4170:The Greenwood Commonwealth 4118:The Greenwood Commonwealth 4040:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3876:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3850:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3613:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3586:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3528:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3502:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3476:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3450:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3420:"Wright Presents Platform" 3294:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3265:The Greenwood Commonwealth 3189:The Greenwood Commonwealth 2903:The Greenwood Commonwealth 2770:The Greenwood Commonwealth 2663:The Greenwood Commonwealth 2611:The Greenwood Commonwealth 2298:The Greenwood Commonwealth 2216:"Constitutional Amendment" 2168:The Greenwood Commonwealth 1895:. May 5, 1956. p. 1. 1893:The Greenwood Commonwealth 1840:American Independent Party 1220:1952 presidential election 1207: 999:1948 presidential election 819:Mississippi National Guard 602:Mississippi National Guard 502:Mississippi National Guard 459:1948 presidential election 425:Mississippi National Guard 7296: 7136: 7092: 6982: 6897: 6820: 6577:National Democratic Party 6424: 6413: 5973: 5921: 5715: 5327: 5231: 5226: 5216: 5201: 5193: 5183: 5170: 5162: 5157: 5147: 5138: 5130: 5120: 5111: 5103: 5098: 4549:Why the Dixiecrats Failed 4024:– via Google Books. 3928:The Montgomery Advertiser 3794:"Mississippi News Briefs" 3472:"Johnson Congratulations" 2517:– via Google Books. 1808: 1689: 1686: 1683: 1680: 1653: 1595: 1592: 1589: 1586: 1559: 1443: 1440: 1437: 1434: 1407: 1354: 1351: 1348: 1345: 907:committee on civil rights 774:Wright supported Senator 478:Rolling Fork, Mississippi 440: 288:Rolling Fork, Mississippi 261: 250: 230: 211: 168: 115: 62: 50: 41: 5286:Governors of Mississippi 5158:Party political offices 3241:"The Congress: That Man" 1054:William Preston Lane Jr. 720:Lieutenant gubernatorial 543:Early life and education 244:Mississippi State Senate 7244:Socialist Workers Party 6535:Andrew Jackson Donelson 5208:Governor of Mississippi 5141:Governor of Mississippi 4722:"Wright Opens Campaign" 4618:"National Committeeman" 4547:Ader, Emile B. (1953). 3342:"VFW Post Condemns MBI" 2164:"1936 House Committees" 2053:"FIELDING LEWIS WRIGHT" 1967:"Fielding Lewis Wright" 1056:, and Florida Governor 956:United Klans of America 562:Gardner–Webb University 482:Gardner–Webb University 455:governor of Mississippi 349:Gardner–Webb University 57:Governor of Mississippi 4002:. Wiley. p. 285. 2026:Vicksburg Evening Post 1634:Independent Republican 1316:were named after him. 1310:Delta State University 1146:in some other state." 1134: 1025: 1017: 987:integration of schools 949:Lewis B. Schwellenbach 867:Independent Republican 805:, affiliated with the 779: 762: 586:38th Infantry Division 556: 419:38th Infantry Division 246:from the 20th District 204:Acting Speaker of the 6589:Simon Bolivar Buckner 6515:national popular vote 4908:. September 8, 1990. 4567:Burlington Daily News 3999:Mississippi A History 3664:"Washington Reaction" 2977:"Wright Now Governor" 2398:"Wright to be Chosen" 1188:presidential nominee 1129: 1090:Benjamin Travis Laney 1023: 1011: 945:workers' compensation 938:Benjamin Travis Laney 773: 760: 743:Department of Justice 678:constitutional crisis 566:University of Alabama 550: 486:University of Alabama 447:Fielding Lewis Wright 397:Years of service 353:University of Alabama 275:Fielding Lewis Wright 7301:Other 1948 elections 7275:and other candidates 7054:Leverett Saltonstall 7044:Joseph W. Martin Jr. 7034:Herbert E. Hitchcock 6509:Presidential tickets 5078:"Fielding L. Wright" 4950:. January 27, 2018. 4456:Hattiesburg American 4430:Hattiesburg American 4352:Hattiesburg American 3798:Hattiesburg American 3772:Hattiesburg American 3746:Hattiesburg American 3639:Hattiesburg American 3424:Hattiesburg American 3163:Hattiesburg American 2981:Mccomb Daily Journal 2929:McComb Daily Journal 2877:McComb Daily Journal 2851:Hattiesburg American 2718:McComb Daily Journal 2637:McComb Daily Journal 2585:McComb Daily Journal 2559:McComb Daily Journal 1279:Jackson, Mississippi 1232:Dwight D. Eisenhower 1052:, Maryland Governor 916:and Representatives 792:United States Senate 787:without a ceremony. 673:Jacob Buehler Snider 655:Speaker of the House 305:Jackson, Mississippi 161:54th Speaker of the 6956:Richard Russell Jr. 6923:Incumbent nominee: 5228:New political party 4976:. October 5, 2019. 3249:. January 13, 1947. 2951:"Wright Breaks Tie" 2744:Simpson County News 2268:"Temporary Speaker" 2116:Semi-Weekly Journal 2075:Semi-Weekly Journal 1921:on January 22, 2009 1754:Fielding L. Wright 1706:Paul B. Johnson Jr. 1674: 1580: 1486:Paul B. Johnson Jr. 1428: 1339: 1267:Paul B. Johnson Jr. 1064:and Texas Governor 851:Paul B. Johnson Sr. 847:Paul B. Johnson Jr. 451:lieutenant governor 7283:Gerald L. K. Smith 7123:Fielding L. Wright 6796:Unpledged electors 6779:right-wing parties 6684:Thomas J. Anderson 6643:Fielding L. Wright 6513:one percent of the 5099:Political offices 4862:The Clarion-Ledger 4824:The Clarion-Ledger 4798:Columbian-Progress 4769:Columbian-Progress 4726:The Clarion-Ledger 4700:The Clarion-Ledger 4648:The Clarion-Ledger 4622:The Clarion-Ledger 4326:Enterprise-Journal 4300:Enterprise-Journal 4248:The Clarion-Ledger 4222:The Clarion-Ledger 4196:The Clarion-Ledger 4144:The Clarion-Ledger 4092:The Clarion-Ledger 3954:The Clarion-Ledger 3902:The Clarion-Ledger 3824:The Clarion-Ledger 3720:The Clarion-Ledger 3694:The Clarion-Ledger 3668:The Clarion-Ledger 3555:The Clarion-Ledger 3398:The Clarion-Ledger 3372:The Clarion-Ledger 3346:The Clarion-Ledger 3320:The Clarion-Ledger 3185:"Bilbo Resolution" 3137:The Clarion-Ledger 3111:The Clarion-Ledger 3085:Enterprise-Journal 3059:The Clarion-Ledger 3033:The Clarion-Ledger 3007:The Clarion-Ledger 2955:The Clarion-Ledger 2822:The Clarion-Ledger 2796:The Clarion-Ledger 2689:The Clarion-Ledger 2685:"Oil And Gas News" 2533:Enterprise-Journal 2480:The Clarion-Ledger 2454:The Clarion-Ledger 2428:The Clarion-Ledger 2402:The Clarion-Ledger 2350:Enterprise-Journal 2324:The Clarion-Ledger 2272:The Clarion-Ledger 2246:The Clarion-Ledger 2220:The Clarion-Ledger 2194:The Clarion-Ledger 2142:Enterprise-Journal 2000:The Clarion-Ledger 1672: 1611:Fielding L. Wright 1578: 1547:William L. Spinks 1459:Fielding L. Wright 1426: 1370:Fielding L. Wright 1337: 1224:Adlai Stevenson II 1135: 1086:presidential draft 1066:Beauford H. Jester 1046:Melvin E. Thompson 1026: 1018: 918:John Bell Williams 883:Southern Democrats 780: 763: 578:United States Army 557: 532:Southern Democrats 519:, a member of the 498:United States Army 476:Wright grew up in 453:and 49th and 50th 391:United States Army 36:Fielding L. Wright 7318: 7317: 7292: 7291: 7186:Progressive Party 7157:Prohibition Party 7132: 7131: 7077: 7076: 7064:Arthur Vandenberg 7039:Douglas MacArthur 7026:Other candidates: 6969: 6968: 6951:Harley M. Kilgore 6948:Other candidates: 6838: 6837: 6772: 6771: 6710:/Eileen Shearer ( 6616:Thomas C. O'Brien 6511:that won at least 6468: 6467: 5932: 5931: 5675: 5674: 5253: 5252: 5217:Succeeded by 5184:Succeeded by 5148:Succeeded by 5121:Succeeded by 5014:978-1-936946-81-5 4925:, pp. 61–62. 4847:, pp. 78–79. 4590:, pp. 77–78. 4400:"State Delegates" 4066:The Journal Times 2376:The Newton Record 2372:"The Speakership" 2346:"The New Speaker" 1825: 1824: 1670: 1669: 1639:George L. Sheldon 1576: 1575: 1424: 1423: 1328:Electoral history 1138:of the breakaway 932:, Representative 926:Allen J. Ellender 863:George L. Sheldon 776:Theodore G. Bilbo 727:Department of War 627:Theodore G. Bilbo 517:Theodore G. Bilbo 444: 443: 16:(Redirected from 7428: 7196:Henry A. Wallace 7167:Claude A. Watson 7138: 7090: 6980: 6975:Republican Party 6961:Henry A. Wallace 6940:Alben W. Barkley 6895: 6890:Democratic Party 6865: 6858: 6851: 6842: 6761:/Cyril Minnett ( 6531:Millard Fillmore 6519: 6495: 6488: 6481: 6472: 6461: 6457: 6456: 6449: 6445: 6444: 6437: 6433: 6432: 6419: 6418: 6408: 6401: 6394: 6387: 6380: 6373: 6366: 6359: 6352: 6345: 6338: 6331: 6324: 6317: 6310: 6303: 6296: 6289: 6282: 6275: 6268: 6261: 6254: 6247: 6240: 6233: 6226: 6219: 6212: 6205: 6198: 6191: 6184: 6177: 6170: 6163: 6156: 6149: 6142: 6135: 6128: 6121: 6114: 6107: 6100: 6093: 6086: 6079: 6072: 6065: 6058: 6051: 6044: 6037: 6030: 6023: 6016: 6009: 6002: 5995: 5988: 5981: 5965:Speakers of the 5959: 5952: 5945: 5936: 5927: 5926: 5702: 5695: 5688: 5679: 5344: 5333: 5332: 5298: 5279: 5272: 5265: 5256: 5248:Party dissolved 5197:Thomas L. Bailey 5194:Preceded by 5163:Preceded by 5134:Thomas L. Bailey 5131:Preceded by 5104:Preceded by 5096: 5092: 5090: 5088: 5046: 5028: 5018: 4990: 4989: 4987: 4985: 4970: 4964: 4963: 4961: 4959: 4944: 4938: 4932: 4926: 4920: 4914: 4913: 4898: 4892: 4891: 4880: 4874: 4873: 4854: 4848: 4842: 4836: 4835: 4816: 4810: 4809: 4790: 4781: 4780: 4761: 4755: 4749: 4738: 4737: 4718: 4712: 4711: 4692: 4686: 4685: 4666: 4660: 4659: 4640: 4634: 4633: 4614: 4608: 4602: 4591: 4585: 4579: 4578: 4559: 4553: 4552: 4544: 4538: 4537: 4535: 4533: 4518: 4512: 4511: 4500: 4494: 4493: 4474: 4468: 4467: 4448: 4442: 4441: 4422: 4416: 4415: 4396: 4390: 4389: 4370: 4364: 4363: 4344: 4338: 4337: 4318: 4312: 4311: 4292: 4286: 4285: 4266: 4260: 4259: 4240: 4234: 4233: 4214: 4208: 4207: 4188: 4182: 4181: 4162: 4156: 4155: 4136: 4130: 4129: 4110: 4104: 4103: 4084: 4078: 4077: 4058: 4052: 4051: 4032: 4026: 4025: 4023: 4021: 3993: 3987: 3986: 3972: 3966: 3965: 3946: 3940: 3939: 3920: 3914: 3913: 3894: 3888: 3887: 3868: 3862: 3861: 3842: 3836: 3835: 3816: 3810: 3809: 3790: 3784: 3783: 3764: 3758: 3757: 3738: 3732: 3731: 3712: 3706: 3705: 3686: 3680: 3679: 3660: 3651: 3650: 3631: 3625: 3624: 3605: 3599: 3598: 3577: 3568: 3567: 3546: 3540: 3539: 3520: 3514: 3513: 3494: 3488: 3487: 3468: 3462: 3461: 3442: 3436: 3435: 3416: 3410: 3409: 3390: 3384: 3383: 3364: 3358: 3357: 3338: 3332: 3331: 3312: 3306: 3305: 3286: 3277: 3276: 3257: 3251: 3250: 3237: 3231: 3230: 3228: 3226: 3207: 3201: 3200: 3181: 3175: 3174: 3155: 3149: 3148: 3129: 3123: 3122: 3103: 3097: 3096: 3077: 3071: 3070: 3051: 3045: 3044: 3025: 3019: 3018: 2999: 2993: 2992: 2973: 2967: 2966: 2947: 2941: 2940: 2921: 2915: 2914: 2895: 2889: 2888: 2869: 2863: 2862: 2843: 2834: 2833: 2814: 2808: 2807: 2788: 2782: 2781: 2762: 2756: 2755: 2736: 2730: 2729: 2710: 2701: 2700: 2681: 2675: 2674: 2655: 2649: 2648: 2629: 2623: 2622: 2603: 2597: 2596: 2577: 2571: 2570: 2551: 2545: 2544: 2525: 2519: 2518: 2498: 2492: 2491: 2472: 2466: 2465: 2446: 2440: 2439: 2420: 2414: 2413: 2394: 2388: 2387: 2368: 2362: 2361: 2342: 2336: 2335: 2316: 2310: 2309: 2290: 2284: 2283: 2264: 2258: 2257: 2238: 2232: 2231: 2212: 2206: 2205: 2186: 2180: 2179: 2160: 2154: 2153: 2138:"Studying Roads" 2134: 2128: 2127: 2108: 2102: 2096: 2087: 2086: 2067: 2061: 2060: 2049: 2038: 2037: 2018: 2012: 2011: 1992: 1983: 1982: 1980: 1978: 1963: 1957: 1956: 1954: 1952: 1937: 1931: 1930: 1928: 1926: 1917:. Archived from 1911: 1905: 1904: 1885: 1858:Thomas H. Werdel 1733:James P. Coleman 1692: 1675: 1598: 1581: 1527:Frank L. Jacobs 1446: 1429: 1357: 1340: 1291:James P. Coleman 1273:Death and legacy 1263:James P. Coleman 1198:Taft–Hartley Act 1190:Henry A. Wallace 1182:two-party system 1105:Sharkey County's 1058:Millard Caldwell 960:Sidney Carr Mize 899:pro-civil rights 645:Thomas L. Bailey 560:Wright attended 553:Thomas L. Bailey 513:Thomas L. Bailey 500:, he joined the 379: 377: 376: 364:Military service 332: 301: 284: 282: 266:Personal details 255: 235: 216: 194: 182: 173: 151: 139: 132:Thomas L. Bailey 120: 98: 90:Thomas L. Bailey 86: 67: 46: 32: 21: 7436: 7435: 7431: 7430: 7429: 7427: 7426: 7425: 7321: 7320: 7319: 7314: 7288: 7267: 7238: 7233:Tucker P. Smith 7215:Socialist Party 7209: 7180: 7151: 7128: 7101: 7073: 7029:Riley A. Bender 7010:Thomas E. Dewey 6996: 6965: 6925:Harry S. Truman 6911: 6884: 6869: 6839: 6834: 6816: 6778: 6768: 6735:Maureen Salaman 6717: 6680:John G. Schmitz 6652: 6625: 6598: 6571: 6544: 6514: 6512: 6510: 6504: 6499: 6469: 6464: 6452: 6440: 6428: 6420: 6416: 6411: 6404: 6397: 6390: 6383: 6376: 6369: 6362: 6355: 6348: 6341: 6334: 6327: 6320: 6313: 6306: 6299: 6292: 6285: 6278: 6271: 6264: 6257: 6250: 6243: 6236: 6229: 6222: 6215: 6208: 6201: 6194: 6187: 6180: 6173: 6166: 6159: 6152: 6145: 6138: 6131: 6124: 6117: 6110: 6103: 6096: 6089: 6082: 6075: 6068: 6061: 6054: 6047: 6040: 6033: 6026: 6019: 6012: 6005: 5998: 5991: 5984: 5977: 5969: 5963: 5933: 5928: 5924: 5919: 5711: 5706: 5676: 5671: 5342: 5341: 5334: 5330: 5325: 5296: 5295: 5288: 5283: 5241: 5222: 5211: 5199: 5189: 5180: 5168: 5166:Dennis Murphree 5153: 5144: 5136: 5126: 5117: 5109: 5107:Dennis Murphree 5086: 5084: 5076: 5053: 5026: 5021: 5015: 5002: 4999: 4994: 4993: 4983: 4981: 4972: 4971: 4967: 4957: 4955: 4946: 4945: 4941: 4933: 4929: 4921: 4917: 4900: 4899: 4895: 4882: 4881: 4877: 4856: 4855: 4851: 4843: 4839: 4818: 4817: 4813: 4792: 4791: 4784: 4763: 4762: 4758: 4750: 4741: 4720: 4719: 4715: 4694: 4693: 4689: 4668: 4667: 4663: 4642: 4641: 4637: 4616: 4615: 4611: 4603: 4594: 4586: 4582: 4561: 4560: 4556: 4546: 4545: 4541: 4531: 4529: 4520: 4519: 4515: 4502: 4501: 4497: 4476: 4475: 4471: 4450: 4449: 4445: 4424: 4423: 4419: 4398: 4397: 4393: 4372: 4371: 4367: 4346: 4345: 4341: 4320: 4319: 4315: 4294: 4293: 4289: 4268: 4267: 4263: 4242: 4241: 4237: 4216: 4215: 4211: 4190: 4189: 4185: 4164: 4163: 4159: 4138: 4137: 4133: 4112: 4111: 4107: 4086: 4085: 4081: 4060: 4059: 4055: 4034: 4033: 4029: 4019: 4017: 4010: 3995: 3994: 3990: 3974: 3973: 3969: 3948: 3947: 3943: 3922: 3921: 3917: 3896: 3895: 3891: 3870: 3869: 3865: 3844: 3843: 3839: 3818: 3817: 3813: 3792: 3791: 3787: 3766: 3765: 3761: 3740: 3739: 3735: 3714: 3713: 3709: 3688: 3687: 3683: 3662: 3661: 3654: 3633: 3632: 3628: 3607: 3606: 3602: 3579: 3578: 3571: 3548: 3547: 3543: 3524:"1947 election" 3522: 3521: 3517: 3496: 3495: 3491: 3470: 3469: 3465: 3444: 3443: 3439: 3418: 3417: 3413: 3392: 3391: 3387: 3366: 3365: 3361: 3340: 3339: 3335: 3314: 3313: 3309: 3288: 3287: 3280: 3259: 3258: 3254: 3239: 3238: 3234: 3224: 3222: 3209: 3208: 3204: 3183: 3182: 3178: 3157: 3156: 3152: 3131: 3130: 3126: 3105: 3104: 3100: 3079: 3078: 3074: 3053: 3052: 3048: 3027: 3026: 3022: 3001: 3000: 2996: 2975: 2974: 2970: 2949: 2948: 2944: 2923: 2922: 2918: 2897: 2896: 2892: 2871: 2870: 2866: 2845: 2844: 2837: 2816: 2815: 2811: 2790: 2789: 2785: 2764: 2763: 2759: 2738: 2737: 2733: 2712: 2711: 2704: 2683: 2682: 2678: 2657: 2656: 2652: 2631: 2630: 2626: 2605: 2604: 2600: 2579: 2578: 2574: 2553: 2552: 2548: 2527: 2526: 2522: 2515: 2500: 2499: 2495: 2474: 2473: 2469: 2448: 2447: 2443: 2422: 2421: 2417: 2396: 2395: 2391: 2370: 2369: 2365: 2344: 2343: 2339: 2318: 2317: 2313: 2292: 2291: 2287: 2266: 2265: 2261: 2240: 2239: 2235: 2214: 2213: 2209: 2188: 2187: 2183: 2162: 2161: 2157: 2136: 2135: 2131: 2110: 2109: 2105: 2097: 2090: 2069: 2068: 2064: 2051: 2050: 2041: 2020: 2019: 2015: 1994: 1993: 1986: 1976: 1974: 1965: 1964: 1960: 1950: 1948: 1939: 1938: 1934: 1924: 1922: 1913: 1912: 1908: 1887: 1886: 1875: 1870: 1849:Herman Talmadge 1832: 1827: 1826: 1334: 1330: 1275: 1212: 1206: 1175:Thomas E. Dewey 1130:Results of the 1113: 1075:William M. Tuck 1029:called for the 1006: 1001: 979: 903:Harry S. Truman 879:Sydney M. Smith 875: 839: 801:On May 20, the 785:Sydney M. Smith 768: 755: 722: 705: 657: 636: 619: 614: 598:Château-Thierry 574: 545: 492:he was sent to 471:Harry S. Truman 423: 421: 374: 372: 351: 330: 323: 322:Other political 312:Political party 303: 299: 286: 280: 278: 277: 276: 256: 251: 236: 231: 217: 212: 192: 180: 174: 169: 149: 143:Dennis Murphree 137: 131: 130:Dennis Murphree 121: 116: 96: 84: 68: 63: 37: 28: 23: 22: 18:Fielding Wright 15: 12: 11: 5: 7434: 7432: 7424: 7423: 7418: 7413: 7408: 7403: 7398: 7393: 7388: 7383: 7378: 7373: 7368: 7363: 7358: 7353: 7348: 7343: 7338: 7333: 7323: 7322: 7316: 7315: 7313: 7312: 7307: 7297: 7294: 7293: 7290: 7289: 7287: 7286: 7278: 7276: 7269: 7268: 7266: 7265: 7257: 7248: 7246: 7240: 7239: 7237: 7236: 7228: 7219: 7217: 7211: 7210: 7208: 7207: 7204:Glen H. Taylor 7199: 7190: 7188: 7182: 7181: 7179: 7178: 7170: 7161: 7159: 7153: 7152: 7141: 7134: 7133: 7130: 7129: 7127: 7126: 7118: 7115:Strom Thurmond 7109: 7107: 7103: 7102: 7100: 7099: 7093: 7087: 7079: 7078: 7075: 7074: 7072: 7071: 7069:Robert A. Taft 7066: 7061: 7059:Harold Stassen 7056: 7051: 7046: 7041: 7036: 7031: 7022: 7021: 7013: 7004: 7002: 6998: 6997: 6995: 6994: 6989: 6983: 6977: 6971: 6970: 6967: 6966: 6964: 6963: 6958: 6953: 6944: 6943: 6935: 6934: 6933: 6919: 6917: 6913: 6912: 6910: 6909: 6904: 6898: 6892: 6886: 6885: 6870: 6868: 6867: 6860: 6853: 6845: 6836: 6835: 6833: 6832: 6827: 6821: 6818: 6817: 6815: 6814: 6812:Populist Party 6809: 6807:American Party 6804: 6799: 6793: 6791:Texas Regulars 6788: 6782: 6780: 6774: 6773: 6770: 6769: 6767: 6766: 6756: 6742: 6727: 6725: 6723:Populist Party 6719: 6718: 6716: 6715: 6705: 6691: 6677: 6666:George Wallace 6662: 6660: 6654: 6653: 6651: 6650: 6639:Strom Thurmond 6635: 6633: 6627: 6626: 6624: 6623: 6608: 6606: 6600: 6599: 6597: 6596: 6585:John M. 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Index

Fielding Wright

Governor of Mississippi
Sam Lumpkin
Thomas L. Bailey
Hugh L. White
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
Dennis Murphree
Sam Lumpkin
Mississippi House of Representatives
Horace Stansel
Sam Lumpkin
Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi State Senate
Rolling Fork, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Democratic
Dixiecrat
Gardner–Webb University
University of Alabama
LLB
United States
United States Army
Private
38th Infantry Division
Mississippi National Guard
World War I
lieutenant governor
governor of Mississippi

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