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| ⚫ | '''William Green Millsaps''' (April 2, 1831 – February 25, 1887) was a preacher who served in the Mississippi legislature from 1875 to 1876.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=James Taylor |title=Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi |date=1911 |publisher=[New York : J.T. Brown] |page=125 |url=https://archive.org/details/catalogueofbetat00beta/page/n127/mode/2up?q=Millsaps |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="Alumnal Record">{{cite book |title=Alumnal Record, De Pauw University |publisher=DePauw University |pages=61, 63 |url=https://www.phigamarchives.org/islandora/object/phigam%3A27071/datastream/OBJ/view |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was born April 2, 1831, around the area of Pleasant Valley, [[Copiah County, Mississippi]], to devout Methodist Episcopal Church members.<ref name="Church Minutes">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXo9AAAAYAAJ&q=william+green+millsaps&pg=RA1-PA52|title = Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South|last1 = Methodist Episcopal Church|first1 = South|year = 1887| pages= 53–54 }}</ref> |
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{{AFC comment|1=FloridaArmy unfortunately <s>I can not access the first two sources and can find no record of him in the legislature only lots of church appointments in the papers for his 26 years preaching et. al. - Are you sure he was in the legislature? Is this the house or senate and what year?</s> Found an updated first and second source which give the years and I presume house for now... [[User:KylieTastic|KylieTastic]] ([[User talk:KylieTastic|talk]]) 11:28, 9 August 2022 (UTC)}} |
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{{AFC comment|1=Thank you, {{u|Curbon7}}, you are correct. I would say the key issue is the references do not demonstrate notability with "significant coverage." —[[User:Caorongjin|Caorongjin]] [[User_talk:Caorongjin|💬]] 09:18, 9 August 2022 (UTC)}} |
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{{AFC comment|1={{u|Caorongjin}}, The article does demonstrate his notability (via [[WP:NPOL]]), albeit it could do this much better. [[User:Curbon7|Curbon7]] ([[User talk:Curbon7|talk]]) 01:27, 9 August 2022 (UTC)}} |
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{{AFC comment|1=The article needs to demonstrate the subject’s notability, per [[WP:BIO]]. —[[User:Caorongjin|Caorongjin]] [[User_talk:Caorongjin|💬]] 20:06, 8 August 2022 (UTC)}} |
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[[William G. Millsaps]] and [[W.G. Millsaps]] should redirect here |
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| ⚫ | '''William Green Millsaps''' (April 2, 1831 |
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| ⚫ | He was born April 2, 1831 around the area of Pleasant Valley, [[Copiah County, Mississippi]] to devout Methodist Episcopal Church members.<ref name="Church Minutes">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXo9AAAAYAAJ&q=william+green+millsaps&pg=RA1-PA52|title = Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South|last1 = Methodist Episcopal Church|first1 = South|year = 1887| pages= 53–54 }}</ref> |
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[[Reuben Webster Millsaps]], founder of [[Millsaps College]], was his brother.<ref name="Alumnal Record" /> |
[[Reuben Webster Millsaps]], founder of [[Millsaps College]], was his brother.<ref name="Alumnal Record" /> |
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He went to school in Copiah County before going to [[Hanover College]] in Indiana to study<ref name="Church Minutes" /> and then on to [[Indiana Asbury University]] (forerunner to [[DePauw University]]) graduating in 1853.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three Millsaps graduated from Indiana Asbury University |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107252338/three-millsaps-graduated-from-indiana/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=Clarion-Ledger |date=4 June 1989 |pages=67}}{{Open access}}</ref> Although |
He went to school in Copiah County before going to [[Hanover College]] in Indiana to study<ref name="Church Minutes" /> and then on to [[Indiana Asbury University]] (forerunner to [[DePauw University]]) graduating in 1853.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three Millsaps graduated from Indiana Asbury University |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107252338/three-millsaps-graduated-from-indiana/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=Clarion-Ledger |date=4 June 1989 |pages=67}}{{Open access}}</ref> Although he graduated at the top of the class he did not obtain a first class honors as he had only attended the college for a single year.<ref name="Church Minutes" /> |
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Two years after graduating he was admitted to the Mississippi Conference and given his first church position in [[Washington, Mississippi]] where he served for two years.<ref name="Church Minutes" /> |
Two years after graduating he was admitted to the Mississippi Conference and given his first church position in [[Washington, Mississippi]], where he served for two years.<ref name="Church Minutes" /> |
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It was during this time that he married Fannie Mayberry August 14, 1857.<ref name="Church Minutes" /> |
It was during this time that he married Fannie Mayberry August 14, 1857.<ref name="Church Minutes" /> |
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In total he gave twenty six years of service to the Mississippi Conference in different position and locations in Mississippi.<ref name="Church Minutes" /> |
In total he gave twenty six years of service to the Mississippi Conference in different position and locations in Mississippi.<ref name="Church Minutes" /> |
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He and his wife sold an acre of land for use by the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, a "Colored" church in Jefferson County, August 19, 1875.<ref>Deed via https://www.angelfire.com/folk/gljmr/Mariah.html |
He and his wife sold an acre of land for use by the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, a "Colored" church in Jefferson County, August 19, 1875.<ref>Deed via {{cite web |title=Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Deed ~ 1875 |url=https://www.angelfire.com/folk/gljmr/Mariah.html |website=[[Angelfire]] |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> |
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He was elected to serve in the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] for |
He was elected to serve in the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] for the 1875–1876 term representing [[Jefferson County, Mississippi]], as a Republican.<ref>{{cite news |title=Members of the Next Legislature |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107253622/members-of-the-next-legislature/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=The Weekly Democrat-Times |date=4 December 1875 |pages=1}}{{Open access}}</ref> |
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The ''Millsaps-Wilson Library'' at |
The ''Millsaps-Wilson Library'' at [[Millsaps College]] in [[Jackson, Mississippi]], includes his full library that was donated by his granddaughter Miss Butterfield.<ref>{{cite news |title=Millsaps Library Gets Valuable Collection From Miss Butterfield |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107252188/millsaps-library-gets-valuable/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=Clarion-Ledger |date=15 April 1962 |pages=55}}{{Open access}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:50, 11 December 2024
William Green Millsaps (April 2, 1831 – February 25, 1887) was a preacher who served in the Mississippi legislature from 1875 to 1876.[1][2]
He was born April 2, 1831, around the area of Pleasant Valley, Copiah County, Mississippi, to devout Methodist Episcopal Church members.[3] Reuben Webster Millsaps, founder of Millsaps College, was his brother.[2]
He went to school in Copiah County before going to Hanover College in Indiana to study[3] and then on to Indiana Asbury University (forerunner to DePauw University) graduating in 1853.[4] Although he graduated at the top of the class he did not obtain a first class honors as he had only attended the college for a single year.[3] Two years after graduating he was admitted to the Mississippi Conference and given his first church position in Washington, Mississippi, where he served for two years.[3] It was during this time that he married Fannie Mayberry August 14, 1857.[3] In total he gave twenty six years of service to the Mississippi Conference in different position and locations in Mississippi.[3]
He and his wife sold an acre of land for use by the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, a "Colored" church in Jefferson County, August 19, 1875.[5]
He was elected to serve in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1875–1876 term representing Jefferson County, Mississippi, as a Republican.[6]
The Millsaps-Wilson Library at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, includes his full library that was donated by his granddaughter Miss Butterfield.[7]
He died February 25, 1887, in Cincinnati, where he was seeking medical treatment.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Brown, James Taylor (1911). Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi. [New York : J.T. Brown]. p. 125. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b Alumnal Record, De Pauw University. DePauw University. pp. 61, 63. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1887). "Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South". pp. 53–54.
- ^ "Three Millsaps graduated from Indiana Asbury University". Clarion-Ledger. 4 June 1989. p. 67. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Deed via "Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Deed ~ 1875". Angelfire. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Members of the Next Legislature". The Weekly Democrat-Times. 4 December 1875. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Millsaps Library Gets Valuable Collection From Miss Butterfield". Clarion-Ledger. 15 April 1962. p. 55. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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