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William W. Venable | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's5th district | |
| In office January 4, 1916 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel A. Witherspoon |
| Succeeded by | Ross A. Collins |
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| Born | William Webb Venable (1880-09-25)September 25, 1880 Clinton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, 1948(1948-08-02) (aged 67) New Orleans,Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery,Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Mississippi College University of Mississippi Cumberland University |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
William Webb Venable (September 25, 1880 – August 2, 1948) was aU.S. Representative fromMississippi.
Born inClinton, Mississippi, Venable moved with his parents toMemphis, Tennessee, returned toClinton, Mississippi, in 1891.He attended public and private schools.He was graduated from Mississippi College at Clinton in 1898, from theUniversity of Mississippi at Oxford in 1899, and from the law department ofCumberland University,Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1905.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1905 and commenced practice inMeridian, Mississippi.He served as prosecuting attorney of Lauderdale County from April to October 1910, when he was appointed district attorney.He served in the latter capacity until January 1, 1915, when he resigned.He served as judge of the tenth judicial district of Mississippi from 1915 until his resignation in December 1916.
Venable was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofSamuel A. Witherspoon.He was reelected to theSixty-fifth andSixty-sixth Congresses and served from January 4, 1916, to March 3, 1921.He was an unsuccessful for renomination.Practiced law Clarksdale, Mississippi.He died inNew Orleans, Louisiana, August 2, 1948.He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery,Meridian, Mississippi.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's 5th congressional district 1916–1921 | Succeeded by |
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