Mississippi Secession Ordinance
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The Mississippi Secession Ordinance was written by Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)
, who resigned from the U.S. Congress in January 1861 and wrote this in the same month.
It was signed by James Z. George
and others.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was an American politician and jurist from Mississippi. A United States Representative and Senator, he also served as United States Secretary of the Interior in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, as well as an Associate Justice of the U.S...
, who resigned from the U.S. Congress in January 1861 and wrote this in the same month.
It was signed by James Z. George
James Z. George
James Zachariah George was an American military officer, lawyer, writer, and politician. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner."...
and others.