Beverly R. Grayson
Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
1821–1822
Preceded byEdward Turner
Succeeded byGerard C. Brandon
Personal details
Born1782
Died1843

Beverly R. Grayson (1782 – 1843) was an American public official and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as a clerk of the territorial supreme court until 1808,[1] and represented Adams County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821.[2] He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1821.[3]

He was appointed Register of the Land Office at Washington, in the state of Mississippi.[4]

He ran for election to Congress in the Mississippi 1826 special and 1826 general election.[5] He announced his candidacy for Mississippi governor in the 1827 election but lost to Gerard Brandon.[6][7] Grayon ran for election to the State Senate in 1839.[8]

He was on the Board of Trustees of Jefferson College.[9] Grayon was on the Board of Trustees of Elizabeth Female Academy and helped managed a lottery authorized by the legislature for the school to raise funds.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Hargrove, David M. (January 17, 2019). "Mississippi's Federal Courts: A History". Univ. Press of Mississippi – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). "Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form".
  3. ↑ Lipscomb, William Lowndes (1909). "A History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century".
  4. ↑ "Appointments by the President of the United States". Edwardsville Spectator. May 1, 1821. p. 3 – via Library of Congress.
  5. ↑ "July Election". Natchez Newspaper and Public Advertiser. June 27, 1826. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Grayson, Beverly R. (1827). To the people of the State of Mississippi: B. R. Grayson.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Edgar S. (January 5, 1933). "Mirrors of Mississippi". The Lexington Advertiser. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "The Election". The Yazoo City Whig and Political Register. November 8, 1839. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Jefferson College". Natchez Gazette. June 24, 1826. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Elizabeth Female Academy". The Natchez Weekly Democrat. August 22, 1825. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "By Authority of the Legislature:". Natchez Gazette. August 12, 1820. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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