William McWillie
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William McWillie was the twenty-second governor of Mississippi from 1857 to 1859. He was a Democrat. McWillie was the last governor of Mississippi prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War
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McWillie graduated from South Carolina college in 1817. Then he began the study of law,being admitted to the bar in 1818.
He married Catherine Anderson
(1812–1873), daughter of Dr. Edward H. Anderson
of Camden
, South Carolina
, and granddaughter of a noted officer of the Maryland Line.
Between 1836 and 1840 he served in each branch of the South Carolina legislature. In 1845 he moved to Mississippi, and was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1849. In Congress he served December 3, 1849, to March 3, 1851. In 1858 he became Governor of Mississippi, which he held until 1860. McWillie died in Kirkwood, Mississippi, on March 3, 1869.
His son Adam McWillie
was killed in the Civil War during the First Battle of Bull Run
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American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Biography
He was born near Liberty Hill, South Carolina, on November 17, 1795. His father Colonel Adam McWillie was in command of a regiment during the War of 1812War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
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McWillie graduated from South Carolina college in 1817. Then he began the study of law,being admitted to the bar in 1818.
He married Catherine Anderson
Catherine Anderson
Catherine Anderson, born in 1947, is an American best-selling writer of historical and contemporary romance novels.-Biography:Some of Anderson's earliest memories are of hearing her mother type stories on an old typewriter, and then read the finished work aloud. With this inspiration, Anderson...
(1812–1873), daughter of Dr. Edward H. Anderson
Edward H. Anderson
Edward Henry Anderson was a Latter Day Saint missionary, leader, writer and editor.Anderson is the author of the biography The Life of Brigham Young. The book is an account written sixteen years following Brigham Young's death in 1877...
of Camden
Camden, South Carolina
Camden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, and granddaughter of a noted officer of the Maryland Line.
Between 1836 and 1840 he served in each branch of the South Carolina legislature. In 1845 he moved to Mississippi, and was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1849. In Congress he served December 3, 1849, to March 3, 1851. In 1858 he became Governor of Mississippi, which he held until 1860. McWillie died in Kirkwood, Mississippi, on March 3, 1869.
His son Adam McWillie
Adam McWillie
Adam McWillie was a military captain in the Mexican-American War and also one for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
was killed in the Civil War during the First Battle of Bull Run
First Battle of Bull Run
First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas...
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