William Gwin Kiger
William Gwin Kiger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office January 1920 – January 1932 | |
| In office January 1892 – January 1904 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1847 Eagle Bend, Mississippi |
| Died | July 19, 1934 (aged 86) Eagle Bend, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Gwin Kiger (August 5, 1847 - July 19, 1934) was an American physician and Democratic politician. He represented the 12th District in the Mississippi State Senate from 1892 to 1904 and from 1920 to 1932.
Early life[edit]
William Gwin Kiger was born on August 5, 1847,[1][2][3] on his father's plantation in Eagle Bend, Mississippi.[4] He was the son of Colonel Basil G. Kiger, a plantation owner, and Carolyn Isabel (Gwin) Kiger.[2][1] Kiger graduated from the University of Virginia and then graduated with a M. D. from Tulane University in 1876.[2][4][5] Kiger became a farmer and physician.[6][7] Kiger lived in the family plantation in Eagle Bend, Mississippi, for his entire life.[2]
Political career[edit]
In 1891, Kiger was nominated by the Democratic Party and elected to represent 12th District (Warren County) in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1892-1896 term.[8][6] During this term, Kiger served as the chairman of the public health and quarantine committee.[9] Also from 1892 to 1893, Kiger was the president of the Mississippi State Medical Association.[9][4] He was re-elected in 1895 and served in the 1896-1900 term.[10][6] During this term, Kiger was the chairman of the Senate's committee on corporations.[9] In the Senate, Kiger also led the creation of the Mississippi Department of Public Health.[11] From 1895 to after 1899, Kiger was the president of the Mississippi State Board of Health.[9] In 1899, Kiger was one of 3 senators re-elected for the 1900-1904 term.[12][6] In 1919, Kiger was elected to represent the 12th District for the 1920-1924 term.[13] During this term, Kiger was the chairman of the Fisheries and Game Committee as well as the Oyster Industry Committee.[14] Kiger was re-elected in 1923 and served in the 1924-1928 term.[7] He was re-elected to the Senate in 1927 and served in the 1928-1932 term.[6]
Kiger died on the morning of July 19, 1934, in Eagle Bend, Mississippi.[15]
Personal life[edit]
Kiger was a member of the Episcopal Church.[7] He never married.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Stampp, Kenneth Milton; Schipper, Martin Paul; Boehm, Randolph (1987). A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution Through the Civil War: Other Plantation Collections. Selections from the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. Natchez Trace Collection. University Publications of America. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-55655-686-9.
- ^ a b c d e "Kiger Rites are Held in Warren". Clarion-Ledger. 1934-07-21. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GK3-XBZ?cc=1401638&wc=95RJ-BZ1%3A1031309501%2C1031823601%2C1032114701 : 9 April 2016), Mississippi > Warren > Warren county, part of > image 72 of 83; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ^ a b c Howard, E. F. (1910). History of the Mississippi State Medical Association. The Association. p. 61.
- ^ "1834 -1901 Alphabetical List" (PDF). www2.tulane.edu.
- ^ a b c d e Mississippi. Legislature (1928-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1928]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 8.
- ^ a b c Rowland, Dunbar (1924). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 142–143.
- ^ "County Convention". The Daily Commercial Herald. 1891-08-04. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ a b c d "Dr. Kiger, a Candidate For Senator". Vicksburg Evening Post. 1899-01-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "1895 Election Results, Warren County". The Daily Commercial Herald. 1895-11-08. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ The Medical Standard. G.P. Engelhard & Company. 1898. p. 211.
- ^ "Mississippi Matters". The Democratic-Herald. 1899-09-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "Clipped From The Vicksburg Herald". The Vicksburg Herald. 1919-11-05. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 107–108.
- ^ "Prominent Doctor at Vicksburg Dies". Sun Herald. 1934-07-19. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-07-20.