William Alexander Percy | |
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37th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office January 1878 – January 1880 | |
Preceded by | Hugh McQueen Street |
Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Johns |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Washington County district | |
In office January 1876 – January 1880 | |
Preceded by | W. H. Harris John H. Morgan |
Succeeded by | John W. Shields Peter Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Born | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | May 10, 1834
Died | January 19, 1888 Greenville, Mississippi | (aged 53)
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 5, including LeRoy |
William Alexander Percy (May 10, 1834 – January 19, 1888) was an American lawyer, planter, and Democratic politician. He was the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1878 to 1880 and the father of U.S. senator LeRoy Percy.