W. P. S. Ventress
W. P. S. Ventress | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office January 1900 – January 1902 | |
| Preceded by | W. I. Causey |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Frith |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Wilkinson County district | |
| In office January 1892 – January 1900 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1854 Wilkinson County, MS |
| Died | November 22, 1911 (aged 57) Woodville, MS |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Children | 3 |
William Pynchon Stewart Ventress (May 28, 1854 - November 22, 1911) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi state legislature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Early life
[edit]William Pynchon Stewart Ventress was born on May 28, 1854, in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of James Alexander Ventress, who was the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1841 to 1842, and his wife, Charlotte (Pynchon) Ventress.[3] He received his early education from private tutors.[2][3] He attended the University of Virginia for one session before attending the University of Mississippi, from which he graduated in 1873 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.[3][4] He then practiced law in Woodville, Mississippi.[2]
Political career
[edit]In 1891, Ventress was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, where he represented Wilkinson County as a Democrat from 1892 to 1900.[5][2] He was then elected to the Mississippi Senate, where he represented the state's 7th district, which was composed of Amite and Wilkinson counties, in the 1900 session.[1][2] Before the 1902 session, Mississippi's governor, Andrew H. Longino, appointed Ventress as the chancellor of the fourth Chancery district, a position from which he retired in 1906.[3][2]
Later life
[edit]After retiring, Ventress continued practicing law.[2] He was then a member of the board of trustees of the Edward McGehee College.[2] He died in his home in Woodville, Mississippi, on November 22, 1911.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Ventress was a Methodist.[1][3] He married Willie Galloway, daughter of Methodist bishop Charles Galloway, in 1893.[3] They had three children, Harriet, Charles, and Margaret.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mississippi (1900). Department Reports.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia. University of Virginia Press. 1912. p. 109.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Contemporary biography. Reprint Company. pp. 831–832. ISBN 978-0-87152-222-1.
- ^ Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the University of Mississippi, at Oxford, Mississippi. The University of Mississippi. 1878. p. 6.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- 1854 births
- 1911 deaths
- People from Woodville, Mississippi
- People from Wilkinson County, Mississippi
- Democratic Party Mississippi state senators
- Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American lawyers