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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=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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[[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 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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{{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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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 {{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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{{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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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 [[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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[[William G. Millsaps]] and [[W.G. Millsaps]] should redirect here |
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'''William Green Millsaps''' (April 2, 1831 - February 25, 1887) was a preacher who served in the Mississippi legislature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4DoXAAAAYAAJ&q=%22william+green+millsaps%22+mississippi+senate&pg=PA184|title = Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi|last1 = Pi|first1 = Beta Theta|year = 1905}}</ref><ref name="Alumnal Record"/> |
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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">{{cite book | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Alumnal_Record_De_Pauw_University/oxwUAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22green+millsaps%22+march+28+1885&pg=PA61&printsec=frontcover | title=Alumnal Record, de Pauw University | year=1915 | publisher=The University }}</ref> |
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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 |
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He died February 25, 1887, in [[Cincinnati]], where he was seeking medical treatment.<ref name="Church Minutes" /> |
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[[Category:Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives]] |
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[[Category:People from Copiah County, Mississippi]] |
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[[Category:People from Jefferson County, Mississippi]] |
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[[Category:Methodists from Mississippi]] |
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[[Category:19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature]] |
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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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