Norman Albert Mott
Norman Albert Mott | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Yazoo County district | |
| In office January 1912 – January 1916 | |
| Governor | Earl L. Brewer |
| Member of the Board of Aldermen of Yazoo City, Mississippi[1] | |
| In office April 1909[1] – 1911[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1855 Alburgh, Vermont |
| Died | July 16, 1920 (aged 65)[2] Yazoo City, Mississippi |
| Nationality | Scotch (paternal), English (maternal) |
| Political party | Democratic Party[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Wingfield Everett, m. November 25, 1884.[1] |
| Children | Everett H. Norman A. Jr. Walter Kellog Mott |
| Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
| Committees | Ways and Means Municipalities Liquor Traffic Investigation of State Officers |
Norman Albert Mott, (April 4, 1855 – July 16, 1920), was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916.[3]
Early life
[edit]Mott was born in Alburgh, Vermont to Nichols and Amanda (Chilton) Mott.[1] Mr. Mott and his 2 brothers were orphaned at a young age. His father died in 1856 and his mother in 1863. He was raised by his grandmother Phoebe Deuel Chilton in Vermont until he moved south for health reasons.
While a member of the Mississippi Legislature, Mott served as Chairman of the Investigation of State Officers committee and was a member of the Ways and Means, Municipalities, and Liquor Traffic committees. He was also a publisher of the Yazoo Herald, a newspaper in Yazoo City, Mississippi and the Belzoni Item. The Yazoo Herald remained in the Mott family from 1914 until 1978. He served as president of the Farmers' Union in Mississippi[2] and belonged to the fraternal organization Woodmen of the World.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Rowland, Dunbar (1912), The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Vol. III, Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History, p. 456
- ^ a b McCain, William David (1965), The Farmers' Union in Mississippi in The Journal of Mississippi History, Volume XXVII, Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History, Mississippi Historical Society, p. 389
- ^ a b "The Official and statistical register of the state of Mississippi". Jackson, Miss.: Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History. 1911.
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