James Whitfield
18thGovernor of Mississippi
In office November 24, 1851 – January 10, 1852
Preceded by	John I. Guion
Succeeded by	Henry S. Foote
Member of theMississippi House of Representatives
Member of theMississippi Senate
Personal details
Born	(1791-12-15)December 15, 1791 Elbert County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	June 25, 1875(1875-06-25) (aged 83) Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Louisa Dyer
Residence	Snowdoun Mansion

James Whitfield (December 15, 1791 – June 25, 1875) was an American politician. He served as theGovernor of Mississippi from November 24, 1851, to January 10, 1852.^[1] He also served in both houses of theMississippi Legislature.

He served untilUnited States SenatorHenry S. Foote, who had been electedgovernor, could complete his service in the Senate and resign from that body. Whitfield was aDemocrat. He donated 185 acres (0.75 km²) of land in the northern part of the state to facilitate the creation of what is simultaneously the state's largest psychiatric facility and hospital, now known asMississippi State Hospital. HisColumbus, Mississippi plantation was sold in 1852 to Thomas Carleton Billups and is known today asThe Billups Whitfield Place.

In the same year, he built a house in Columbus known asSnowdoun, featured annually on a local tour of homes. It was here thatJefferson Davis stayed while campaigning across the state for theU.S. Senate. He gave a speech from the balcony of this house. The home was later visited by authorJulian Street as he traveled across the Southern U.S. compiling notes for his bookAmerican Adventures in 1915.

• McLemore, Richard Aubrey.A History of Mississippi, Vol. I. 1973:University of Mississippi Press. p. 307.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
• Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. 1912. p. 64.
• Rowland, Dunbar.Mississippi Comprising Sketches in Cyclopedic Form I. p. 960.

• James Whitfield atNational Governors Association
• James Whitfield: Eighteenth Governor of Mississippi: November 1851 – January 1852.Mississippi History

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