State Treasurer of Mississippi
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State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory
from the Mississippi Territory
, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.
The elected office of the State Treasurer
was created under Article 5, Section 134, of the Mississippi Constitution
. The Treasurer's responsibilities include the issuance of State debt, responsibility for the timely payment of principal and interest on the State's bond and note obligations, and receiving, disbursing and investing State funds. The State Treasurer also represents the Executive Branch on over a dozen boards and commissions.
Alabama Territory
The Territory of Alabama was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 15, 1817, until December 14, 1819, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Alabama.-History:...
from the Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Mississippi....
, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.
The elected office of the State Treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
was created under Article 5, Section 134, of the Mississippi Constitution
Mississippi Constitution
The Constitution of the State of Mississippi is the governing document of Mississippi. It describes the structure and function of the state's government. The constitution was adopted November 1, 1890.- Contents :...
. The Treasurer's responsibilities include the issuance of State debt, responsibility for the timely payment of principal and interest on the State's bond and note obligations, and receiving, disbursing and investing State funds. The State Treasurer also represents the Executive Branch on over a dozen boards and commissions.
State Treasurers
- Samuel Brooks 1817-1818
- Peter Schuyler 1818-1821
- Samuel C. Wooldridge 1821-1828
- James Phillips, Jr. 1828-1836
- Charles C. Mayson 1836-1838
- James Phillips, Jr. 1838-1838
- J. A. Vanhoesen 1838-1839
- Silas Bowen 1839-1839
- S. Craig 1839-1839
- James G. Williams 1839-1839
- Joshua S. Curtis 1840-1841
- Richard S. Graves 1841-1843
- William Clark 1843-1847
- Richard Griffith 1847-1851
- William Clark 1851-1854
- Shields L. Hussey 1854-1860
- M. D. Haynes 1860-1865
- W. B. Weaver 1865-1865
- John H. Echols 1865-1869
- William H. Vassar 1869-1874
- G. H. Holland 1874-1875
- M. L. Holland 1875-1875
- William L. Hemingway 1875-1890
- J. J. Evans 1890-1896
- A. Q. May 1896-1900
- J. R. Stowers 1900-1901
- George W. Carlisle 1901-1902
- Thad B. Lampton 1902-1904
- William Jones Miller 1904-1908
- George Robert Edwards 1908-1912
- Peter Simpson Stovall 1912-1916
- John Peroutt Taylor 1916-1920
- Larkin Seyomer Rodgers 1920-1920
- William Moseley Murry 1920-1924
- Ben Shem Lowry 1924-1928
- Webb Walley 1928-1932
- Lewis S. May 1932-1936
- Newton James 1936-1940
- Lewis S. May 1940-1944
- Newton James 1944-1948
- R. W. May 1948-1952
- Newton James 1952-1956
- Robert D. Morrow, Sr. 1956-1960
- Evelyn GandyEvelyn GandyEdythe Evelyn Gandy was an American politician who was the first female elected to a statewide office in Mississippi– that of Treasurer for the State of Mississippi...
1960-1964 - William WinterWilliam Winter (politician)William Forrest Winter is an American politician from Mississippi. He served as the 58th Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984 as a Democrat. He is known for his strong support of public education, racial reconciliation, and historic preservation. Winter is best remembered for the passage of...
1964-1968 - Evelyn GandyEvelyn GandyEdythe Evelyn Gandy was an American politician who was the first female elected to a statewide office in Mississippi– that of Treasurer for the State of Mississippi...
1968-1972 - Brad Dye, Jr. 1972-1976
- Ed Pittman 1976-1980
- John L. Dale 1980-1980
- Bill Cole III 1980-1988
- Marshall Bennett 1988-2003
- Peyton Prospere 2003-2004
- Tate ReevesTate ReevesJonathon Tate Reeves is the State Treasurer of Mississippi. Reeves, a Republican, is the Lieutenant Governor-elect of Mississippi. Reeves was earlier elected as Mississippi’s fifty-third Treasurer on November 4, 2003 and re-elected to a second term in 2007. He is the first Republican treasurer...
2004–present