Dennis Murphree

Dennis Herron Murphree (January 6, 1886  February 9, 1949) was an American politician. He served three separate terms as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi and two as Governor of Mississippi.

Dennis Herron Murphree
42nd and 47th Governor of Mississippi
In office
December 26, 1943  January 18, 1944
LieutenantVacant
Preceded byPaul B. Johnson Sr.
Succeeded byThomas L. Bailey
In office
March 18, 1927  January 17, 1928
LieutenantVacant
Preceded byHenry L. Whitfield
Succeeded byTheodore G. Bilbo
20th, 22nd, and 24th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
In office
January 15, 1940  December 26, 1943
GovernorPaul B. Johnson Sr.
Preceded byJacob Buehler Snider
Succeeded byFielding L. Wright
In office
January 19, 1932  January 21, 1936
GovernorMartin Sennett Conner
Preceded byBidwell Adam
Succeeded byJacob Buehler Snider
In office
January 22, 1924  March 18, 1927
GovernorHenry L. Whitfield
Preceded byHomer H. Casteel
Succeeded byBidwell Adam
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
November 1911  January 22, 1924
Personal details
Born(1886-01-06)January 6, 1886
Pittsboro, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedFebruary 9, 1949(1949-02-09) (aged 63)
Pittsboro, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Clara Minnie Martin
ProfessionNewspaper editor

Biography

He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1911 to 1923. In March 1927, he became Governor of Mississippi after the death of incumbent Henry L. Whitfield and served for about ten months until Theodore G. Bilbo, who defeated Murphree in the Democratic Party primary by 10,000 votes, was sworn into office in January 1928. Defeat has been attributed in part to his having prevented a lynching in Jackson (he mobilized the National Guard and threw up a barbed-wire barricade around the jail).[1] With the death of Gov. Paul B. Johnson Sr. in December 1943, Murphree finished out the three weeks left in Johnson's term, serving until the swearing in of Thomas L. Bailey in January 1944.

Dennis Murphree conceived the idea of the Know Mississippi Better train in 1925, in response to Governor Whitfield's wish to create an exposition of Mississippi to the rest of the country. The train was very successful, and continued to tour on an annual basis until at least 1937. The train visited forty-seven other states, Canada, and Mexico and showcased the state's industry, entertainment and commerce sectors.

References

  1. Butler, Hilton (July 22, 1931). "Lynch Law in Action". The New Republic. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Henry L. Whitfield
Governor of Mississippi
1927–1928
Succeeded by
Theodore G. Bilbo
Preceded by
Paul B. Johnson Sr.
Governor of Mississippi
1943–1944
Succeeded by
Thomas L. Bailey
Preceded by
Homer H. Casteel
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
1924–1927
Succeeded by
Bidwell Adam
Preceded by
Bidwell Adam
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
1932–1936
Succeeded by
Jacob Buehler Snider
Preceded by
Jacob Buehler Snider
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
1940–1943
Succeeded by
Fielding L. Wright


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