| Birth: | Aug. 8, 1892
Holly Springs (Marshall County)
Marshall County
Mississippi, USA | | Death: | Mar. 2, 1962
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA | 
US Congressman and Senator. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and opened a law practice in Holly Springs, Mississippi. From 1915 to 1923, he was prosecuting attorney of Marshall County, and district attorney for the third judicial district of Mississippi, 1923 to 1929. In 1929, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1941. To fill the vacancy caused by the death of Pat Harrison, he was elected as a Democrat to the US Senate in 1941, serving until 1943. A unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he was elected Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, serving 1943 to 1947. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Family links:
Spouse:
Myrtle Johnson Doxey (1891 - 1948)*
Children:
Wall Doxey (1926 - 1973)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Wall Doxey | | | Burial:
Hill Crest Cemetery
Holly Springs (Marshall County)
Marshall County
Mississippi, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Oct 30, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 22561385 |
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