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{{Short description|American politician and judge}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| state_senate = Mississippi
| state_senate = Mississippi
| termstart = June 10, 1913
| termstart = June 10, 1913
| termend = January 1916
| termend = January 1916
| district = 7th
| district = 11th
| predecessor = [[Elias Alford Rowan]]
| predecessor = [[Elias Alford Rowan]]
| successor = [[James M. Coen]]
| successor = [[James M. Coen]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1875|2|21}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1875|2|21}}
| birth_place = [[Copiah County, MS]]
| birth_place = [[Copiah County, MS]]
| death_date = {{dda|1961|||1875|2|21}}
| death_date = {{dda|1961|8|15|1875|2|21}}
| death_place =
| death_place =
| resting_place_coordinates = [[Hazlehurst, MS]]
| resting_place_coordinates = [[Hazlehurst, MS]]
| image = Jasper Guynes.jpg
| caption = 1910s
}}
}}


'''Jasper Felix Guynes''' (February 21, 1875 - 1961) was a Mississippi state senator and circuit court judge.
'''Jasper Felix Guynes''' (February 21, 1875 - August 15, 1961) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Mississippi State Senate|Mississippi state senator]] and circuit court judge.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Jasper Felix Guynes was born on February 21, 1875, near Hazlehurst, in [[Copiah County, Mississippi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Rowland|first=Dunbar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8sGAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA566&dq=Jasper+Felix+Guynes&hl=en|title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi|date=1917|publisher=Department of Archives and History|language=en}}</ref> He was the son of Mississippi state legislator Albert Brown Guynes and Emma Jane (Ramsey) Guynes.<ref name=":0" /> Jasper graduated from the [[University of Mississippi]] with a B. A. in 1898.<ref name=":0" /> Then, he graduated from the [[University of Mississippi School of Law|University of Mississippi Law School]] with a [[Bachelor of Laws|L.L.B.]] in 1902.<ref name=":0" /> After the death of Mississippi State Senator [[E. A. Rowan]], Guynes won the election to fill in for the vacancy in the 7th district, as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Senate|first=Mississippi Legislature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ns5KAQAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA4&dq=J.+F.+Guynes+Rowan&hl=en|title=Journal|date=1914|pages=4|language=en}}</ref> He was sworn in in a special legislature session on June 10, 1913.<ref name=":1" /> After his term ended, on February 1, 1916, he was appointed Mississippi Circuit Court Judge of the Fourteenth District.<ref name=":0" /> He died in 1961 and was buried in the [[Hazlehurst, Mississippi|Hazlehurst]] New Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Copiah Surname E-K|url=http://www.msgw.org/copiah/Resources/Cemeteries/Copiah_Index/Copiah_Surname_Index_E-K/copiah_surname_index_e-k.html|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.msgw.org}}</ref>
Jasper Felix Guynes was born on February 21, 1875, near Hazlehurst, in [[Copiah County, Mississippi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Rowland|first=Dunbar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8sGAQAAIAAJ&q=Jasper+Felix+Guynes&pg=PA566|title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi|date=1917|publisher=Department of Archives and History|language=en}}</ref> He was the son of Mississippi state legislator [[Albert Brown Guynes]] and Emma Jane (Ramsey) Guynes.<ref name=":0" /> Jasper graduated from the [[University of Mississippi]] with a B. A. in 1898.<ref name=":0" /> Then, he graduated from the [[University of Mississippi School of Law|University of Mississippi Law School]] with a [[Bachelor of Laws|L.L.B.]] in 1902.<ref name=":0" /> After the death of Mississippi State Senator [[E. A. Rowan]] in 1912, Guynes won the election to fill in for the vacancy in the 11th district, as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Senate|first=Mississippi Legislature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ns5KAQAAMAAJ&q=J.+F.+Guynes+Rowan&pg=PA4|title=Journal|date=1914|pages=4|language=en}}</ref> He was sworn in during a special legislature session on June 10, 1913.<ref name=":1" /> After his term ended, on February 1, 1916, he was appointed Mississippi Circuit Court Judge of the Fourteenth District.<ref name=":0" /> He was elected Circuit Court Judge of the same district in 1934, and served in that position until 1949.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on August 17, 1961 · Page 8|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/180029476/?article=b66cfa17-3360-4c17-b7b9-c9a6396e13c9|access-date=2021-04-14|website=Newspapers.com| date=17 August 1961 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mississippi. Secretary of State|date=1939-12-31|title=Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1937-1939]|url=https://egrove.olemiss.edu/sta_msblubk/5|journal=Mississippi Blue Books}}</ref> He then was a Chancellor in one of Mississippi's chancery courts from 1950 to his death.<ref name=":2" /> He died after a short illness on August 15, 1961, and was buried in the [[Hazlehurst, Mississippi|Hazlehurst]] New Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Copiah Surname E-K|url=http://www.msgw.org/copiah/Resources/Cemeteries/Copiah_Index/Copiah_Surname_Index_E-K/copiah_surname_index_e-k.html|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.msgw.org}}</ref><ref name=":2" />


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Latest revision as of 01:37, 16 December 2024

Jasper Felix Guynes
1910s
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 11th district
In office
June 10, 1913 – January 1916
Preceded byElias Alford Rowan
Succeeded byJames M. Coen
Personal details
Born(1875-02-21)February 21, 1875
Copiah County, MS
DiedAugust 15, 1961(1961-08-15) (aged 86)
Resting placeHazlehurst, MS
Political partyDemocrat

Jasper Felix Guynes (February 21, 1875 - August 15, 1961) was a Democratic Mississippi state senator and circuit court judge.

Biography

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Jasper Felix Guynes was born on February 21, 1875, near Hazlehurst, in Copiah County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of Mississippi state legislator Albert Brown Guynes and Emma Jane (Ramsey) Guynes.[1] Jasper graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B. A. in 1898.[1] Then, he graduated from the University of Mississippi Law School with a L.L.B. in 1902.[1] After the death of Mississippi State Senator E. A. Rowan in 1912, Guynes won the election to fill in for the vacancy in the 11th district, as a Democrat.[1][2] He was sworn in during a special legislature session on June 10, 1913.[2] After his term ended, on February 1, 1916, he was appointed Mississippi Circuit Court Judge of the Fourteenth District.[1] He was elected Circuit Court Judge of the same district in 1934, and served in that position until 1949.[3][4] He then was a Chancellor in one of Mississippi's chancery courts from 1950 to his death.[3] He died after a short illness on August 15, 1961, and was buried in the Hazlehurst New Cemetery.[5][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ a b Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1914). Journal. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b c "Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on August 17, 1961 · Page 8". Newspapers.com. 17 August 1961. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ Mississippi. Secretary of State (1939-12-31). "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1937-1939]". Mississippi Blue Books.
  5. ^ "Copiah Surname E-K". www.msgw.org. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
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