William H. Muse
12th Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
January 1854 – January 9, 1855
GovernorJohn J. Pettus
Preceded byJames A. Horne
Succeeded byA. B. Dilworth
Personal details
Born(1814-06-13)June 13, 1814
North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 1855(1855-01-09) (aged 40)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party

William H. Muse (June 13, 1814 - January 9, 1855) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 12th Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from January 1854 until his death.

Biography

William H. Muse was born on June 13, 1814, in North Carolina.[1] While young, he moved to Tennessee.[1] Muse attended the University of Nashville, graduating in 1841.[1][2] He subsequently moved to Huntsville, Alabama.[1] A few years later, he moved to Columbus, Mississippi, and then to Eastport, Mississippi.[1] Muse was a lawyer and a member of the Democratic Party.[1][3]

Muse was elected to be the Secretary of State of Mississippi in November 1853.[4] His term started in January 1854.[5] Muse died while still in office on January 9, 1855, in Jackson, Mississippi.[1][4] A. B. Dilworth was appointed to succeed him in the office.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Clipped From Sumter County Whig". Sumter County Whig. 1855-01-24. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  2. ^ Halsey, Leroy J. (1841). Address to the Alumni Society of the University of Nashville on the study of theology ... with an appendix, containing a catalogue of the Alumni, and certain proceeding of the Society. p. 43.
  3. ^ "Democratic State Ticket". Southern Standard. 1853-05-28. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  4. ^ a b c Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 179.
  5. ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 170.


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