Wall Doxey | |
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| United States Senator fromMississippi | |
| In office September 29, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | James Eastland |
| Succeeded by | James Eastland |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – September 28, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Bill G. Lowrey |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Whitten |
| 19thSergeant at Arms of the United States Senate | |
| In office February 1, 1943 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Leader | Alben W. Barkley |
| Preceded by | Chesley W. Jurney |
| Succeeded by | Edward F. McGinnis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1892-08-08)August 8, 1892 |
| Died | March 2, 1962(1962-03-02) (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Myrtle Frances Johnson |
| Relations | Ralph H. Doxey (grandson) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Mississippi University of Mississippi School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
Wall Doxey (August 8, 1892 – March 2, 1962) was an American politician fromHolly Springs, Mississippi. ADemocrat, he served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941 and theUnited States Senate from 1941 to 1943.
Wall Doxey was born inHolly Springs, Mississippi on August 8, 1892, a son of John Sanford Doxey and Sarah Corrolla (Jones) Doxey.[1][2] He was raised and educated in Holly Springs, and graduated from theUniversity of Mississippi with anA.B. in 1913.[1] In 1914, he received hisLL.B. from theUniversity of Mississippi School of Law.[1]
Doxey was admitted to the bar in 1914 and practiced in Holly Springs.[1] In 1916, he married Myrtle Frances Johnson ofJackson, Tennessee.[3] They were the parents of a son, Wall Doxey Jr.[3]Ralph H. Doxey, who served in theMississippi House of Representatives andMississippi Senate, is Doxey's grandson.[4]
ADemocrat, Doxey served as prosecuting attorney ofMarshall County from 1915 to 1923.[1] From 1923 to 1929, he was district attorney for Mississippi's Third Judicial District.[1]
In addition to membership in theMethodist Episcopal Church, South, Doxey was active inFreemasonry and theShriners.[3] He also belonged to theElks,Rotary Club,Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity andOmicron Delta Kappa college fraternity.[3]
In 1928, Doxey was elected to representMississippi's 2nd congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives.[1] He was reelected six times, and served from 1929 to 1941.[1] Doxey was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of1932,1936, and1940.[5]
Throughout his political career, Doxey represented a district with a black-majority population.[6] Black voters were largely affiliated with the Republican Party in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but they were effectively excluded from Mississippi's political system by the state constitution and legal restrictions that prevented them from registering to vote.[7]
After the death ofU.S. SenatorPat Harrison, Doxey won a special election to fill the seat,[8] and served in theUnited States Senate from 1941 until 1943.[1] He was defeated in the 1942 Democratic primary byJames Eastland.[9]
Doxey served asUnited States Senate Sergeant at Arms from February 1, 1943, to January 3, 1947.[1] He is the only former senator to have served in this post.[10] He served for the rest of 1947 as a hearing examiner for theUnited States Department of Agriculture.[1] Doxey then returned to Holly Springs, where he practiced law until his retirement.[1]
Doxey died inMemphis, Tennessee on March 2, 1962.[5] He was buried atHillcrest Cemetery in Holly Springs.[5]
Mississippi'sWall Doxey State Park is named for Doxey.[11] Construction of the park took place from 1935 to 1938, and it was the eighth of ten Mississippi parks built by theCivilian Conservation Corps.[11] Originally named Spring Lake State Park, the site was renamed in 1956.[11] In 1997, the older part of the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wall Doxey State Park Historic District.[11]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forU.S. Senator fromMississippi (Class 2) 1941 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's 2nd congressional district 1929-1941 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Mississippi 1941–1943 Served alongside:Theodore G. Bilbo | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate 1943 - 1947 | Succeeded by Edward F. McGinnis |
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