George Poindexter | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office June 28, 1834 – November 30, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Lawson White |
| Succeeded by | John Tyler |
| United States Senator from Mississippi | |
| In office October 15, 1830 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Adams |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Walker |
| 2nd Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 5, 1820 – January 7, 1822 | |
| Preceded by | David Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Walter Leake |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
| In office December 10, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Cowles Mead (Delegate-elect) |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Rankin |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi Territory's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | William Lattimore |
| Succeeded by | William Lattimore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1779 Louisa County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1853 (aged 74) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) Jacksonian (1825–1832) National Republican (1832–1834) Democratic (1834–1853) |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia Carter Agatha Chinn |
George Poindexter (1779 – September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly admitted state, was elected as Governor (1820–1822), and served as a United States senator.