John Logan Power
28th Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
January 20, 1896 – September 24, 1901
GovernorAnselm J. McLaurin
Andrew H. Longino
Preceded byGeorge M. Govan
Succeeded byJoseph Withers Power
Personal details
Born(1834-03-01)March 1, 1834
Mullinahone, Tipperary, Ireland
DiedSeptember 24, 1901(1901-09-24) (aged 67)
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Political partyDemocrat
ChildrenJoseph Withers Power, others

John Logan Power (March 1, 1834 - September 24, 1901) was an Irish-born American politician and publisher, and the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1896 until his death.

Biography

John Logan Power was born on March 1, 1834, in Mullinahone, Munster, Ireland.[1] His father died when he was young.[2] He came to the United States in 1850.[1] He moved to Lockport, New York, and then, in 1855, to Jackson, Mississippi.[3] He enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army in 1862, and was a colonel when the Civil War ended.[4] In 1866, he established the Daily Mississippi Standard newspaper, which became a precursor of the Clarion-Ledger.[1][4] In 1867, he was the clerk of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1] He was elected to become the Secretary of State of Mississippi in November 1895, and assumed the position on January 20, 1896.[5] He was re-elected in 1899.[4][6] He continued serving until his death, at 12:30 AM on September 24, 1901, in Jackson, Mississippi.[2][1][5]

Personal life

He married Jane Wilkinson in 1857.[1] Their son, Joseph Withers Power, succeeded John as the Secretary of State of Mississippi.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817-1967. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 1981. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-61703-418-3.
  2. ^ a b Mississippi, Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order) Grand Council in the State of (1898). Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters in the State of Mississippi.
  3. ^ "Clipped From The Democratic-Herald". The Democratic-Herald. 1901-09-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  4. ^ a b c Rowe, Keisha. "Jackson elementary named for Confederate colonel to receive new name". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  5. ^ a b Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. 1924. p. 31.
  6. ^ Mississippi (1900). Department Reports.
  7. ^ Mississippi Department of Archives and History (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 312.


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