Edmund Noel | |
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| 37th Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 21, 1908 – January 16, 1912 | |
| Lieutenant | Luther Manship |
| Preceded by | James K. Vardaman |
| Succeeded by | Earl L. Brewer |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate | |
| In office 1895-1899 1920 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Favor Noel March 4, 1856 near Lexington, Mississippi |
| Died | July 30, 1927 (aged 71) Lexington, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Loula Hoskins (m. 1890) Alice Tye Neilson (m. 1905) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Edmund Favor Noel (March 4, 1856 – July 30, 1927) was an American attorney and politician who served as governor of Mississippi from 1908 to 1912. The son of an early planter family in Mississippi, he became a member of the Democratic Party.
Noel was elected to the state house, as a district attorney, and to the state senate before winning an election as governor in 1907. As governor, he achieved gains in support for farmers,[1] labor legislation,[2] and public education, while also establishing a state charity hospital. After his tenure, he was re-elected to the state senate.
- ^ Mississippi A History by Westley F. Busbee, 2015, P.209-210
- ^ P.648-650 Review of Labor Legislation of 1908 and 1909, P.648-650