| Birth: | May 16, 1895
Rolling Fork
Sharkey County
Mississippi, USA | | Death: | May 4, 1956
Jackson
Hinds County
Mississippi, USA | 
Mississippi Governor. Born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, he earned his law degree at the University of Alabama. He was a Mississippi State Senator from 1928 to 1931, and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1932 to 1940. Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1944, he became governor upon the death of Thomas Bailey in 1946. He was reelected and served until 1952. In 1948, he unsuccessfully ran for Vice President on the States Rights ticket. (bio by: PW)
Search Amazon for Fielding Wright | | | Burial:
Kelly Cemetery
Rolling Fork
Sharkey County
Mississippi, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: PW
Record added: Oct 23, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 16297098 |
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