Beverly R. Grayson

Beverly R. Grayson
Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
1821–1822
Preceded byEdward Turner
Succeeded byGerard C. Brandon
Personal details
Born1782
Died1843

Beverly R. Grayson (1782 – 1843) was an American public official and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as a clerk of the territorial supreme court until 1808,[1] and represented Adams County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821.[2] He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1821.[3]

He was appointed Register of the Land Office at Washington, in the state of Mississippi.[4]

He ran for election to Congress in the Mississippi 1826 special and 1826 general election.[5] He announced his candidacy for Mississippi governor in the 1827 election but lost to Gerard Brandon.[6][7] Grayon ran for election to the State Senate in 1839.[8]

He was on the Board of Trustees of Jefferson College.[9] Grayon was on the Board of Trustees of Elizabeth Female Academy and helped managed a lottery authorized by the legislature for the school to raise funds.[10][11]

  1. ^ Hargrove, David M. (January 17, 2019). "Mississippi's Federal Courts: A History". Univ. Press of Mississippi – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). "Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form".
  3. ^ Lipscomb, William Lowndes (1909). "A History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century".
  4. ^ "Appointments by the President of the United States". Edwardsville Spectator. May 1, 1821. p. 3 – via Library of Congress.
  5. ^ "July Election". Natchez Newspaper and Public Advertiser. June 27, 1826. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Grayson, Beverly R. (1827). To the people of the State of Mississippi: B. R. Grayson.
  7. ^ Wilson, Edgar S. (January 5, 1933). "Mirrors of Mississippi". The Lexington Advertiser. p. 4.
  8. ^ "The Election". The Yazoo City Whig and Political Register. November 8, 1839. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jefferson College". Natchez Gazette. June 24, 1826. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Elizabeth Female Academy". The Natchez Weekly Democrat. August 22, 1825. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "By Authority of the Legislature:". Natchez Gazette. August 12, 1820. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.