Wall_Doxey

Wall Doxey

Wall Doxey

American politician

"Senator Doxey" redirects here. For other uses, see Senator Doxey (disambiguation).

Wall Doxey (August 8, 1892 – March 2, 1962) was an American politician from Holly Springs, Mississippi. He served in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.[1] He was a Democrat.

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Doxey's grave in Hillcrest Cemetery

Congress

He served six terms as a Democrat from Mississippi's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941.

Senate

After the death of U.S. Senator Pat Harrison, Doxey won a special election to his seat,[2] and served in the United States Senate from 1941 until 1943. He was defeated in the 1942 Democratic primary by James Eastland.[3]

Throughout his political career, Doxey represented a district with a black-majority population, whose political affiliation in the nineteenth century had been with the Republican Party. African Americans were effectively excluded from the political system from 1890 to the late 1960s by Mississippi's constitution and restrictions affecting voter registration.

Sergeant-at-Arms

Doxey was the only United States Senator to serve also as the Senate Sergeant at Arms. He was appointed to this position after losing his Senate seat, serving from February 1, 1943, to January 3, 1947.

Legacy

Wall Doxey State Park, a state park in Mississippi, is named after him.

References

  1. [1]
    "Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States from the First to the Eightieth Congress, March 4, 1789 to January 3, 1949, Inclusive". 1950.
  2. [2]
    MS US Senate - Special Election Race - Sep 23, 1941. Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. [3]
    MS US Senate - D Runoff Race - Sep 15, 1942. Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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