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Sam Lumpkin
Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was an American politician from Tupelo, Mississippi. A Democrat, he served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Fielding L. Wright. He was born in Hudsonville in 1908.
| Sam Lumpkin |
|---|
| In officeJanuary 19, 1948 – January 21, 1952 |
| Fielding Wright |
| Fielding Wright |
| Carroll Gartin |
| In officeJanuary 2, 1940 – January 4, 1944 |
| Fielding Wright |
| Walter Sillers Jr. |
| In officeJanuary 5, 1932 – January 4, 1944 |
| David C. Langston |
| H. A. Boren |
| Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin(1908-04-21)April 21, 1908Hudsonville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| July 9, 1964(1964-07-09) (aged 56)Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Democratic |
| Cumberland University |
| Lawyer |
| United States |
| United States Army |
| 1942–1944 |
| World War II |
Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was an American politician from Tupelo, Mississippi. A Democrat, he served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Fielding L. Wright. He was born in Hudsonville in 1908.
Before elevation to Lt. Governor he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, eventually rising to position of the Speaker of the House in 1940.
He was also a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention and was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1951.
During the 1952 presidential election he endorsed Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and led so-called "eisencrats" faction in Mississippi.
Lumpkin was found dead of a heart attack at his home's pool in 1964.
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