John Franklin Cassels (October 27, 1852 - June 2, 1930) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Amite County, from 1916 to 1920.
John F. Cassels | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Amite County district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1852 Wilkinson County, Mississippi |
| Died | June 2, 1930 (aged 77) Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography
editJohn Franklin Cassels was born on October 27, 1852, near Mt. Carmel, in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.[1][2] His parents were John Cassels and Sarah Nix (Collinsworth) Cassels.[1] He married Lettie Virginia Jackson in 1879.[2][1] In 1915, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Amite County, as a Democrat.[1][2] He died on June 2, 1930, in Mississippi, and was buried in Amite County.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c Wilkinson, Marcellus McCowen (1949). Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families. Shelby Book Store.
- ^ "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTMZ-42ZM : 4 April 2020), John F Cassels, 1930.
- ^ "John Franklin Cassels (1852-1930) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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