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William McWillie

American politician

Field	Value
name	Governor William McWillie
image	Governor_William_McWillie.jpg
caption	Portrait of Governor William McWillie
office	22nd Governor of Mississippi
term_start	November 16, 1857
term_end	November 21, 1859
predecessor	John J. McRae
successor	John J. Pettus
office2	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 3rd district
term_start2	December 3, 1849
term_end2	March 3, 1851
predecessor2	Patrick W. Tompkins
successor2	John D. Freeman
office3	South Carolina State Senate
South Carolina House of Representatives
term_start3	1854
term_end3	1892
birth_date
birth_place	Camden, South Carolina, United States
death_date
death_place	Madison County, Mississippi, United States
restingplace	Kirkwood Cemetery, Camden, Mississippi
otherparty
spouse	Nancy Cunningham
Catherine Anderson
partner
children	23
alma_mater	University of South Carolina
allegiance	United States of America (prior to 1861)
CSA Confederate States of America 1861–1865
branch	(War of 1812)
battles	War of 1812

from Mississippi's 3rd district South Carolina House of Representatives Catherine Anderson CSA Confederate States of America 1861–1865

William McWillie (November 17, 1795 – March 3, 1869) was the twenty-second governor of Mississippi from 1857 to 1859. He was a Democrat.

Biography

He was born near Liberty Hill, South Carolina, on November 17, 1795. His father Colonel Adam McWillie was in command of the 2nd Regiment SC militia during the War of 1812, and William served as an adjutant in his father's regiment in the war.

McWillie graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) in 1817. He then began the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1818.

Between 1836 and 1840, he served in both the South Carolina House of Representatives and the South Carolina Senate. In 1845 he moved to Mississippi. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1849, serving from December 3, 1849 to March 3, 1851. In 1858 he became Governor of Mississippi, serving until 1860. McWillie died in Kirkwood, Madison County, Mississippi, on March 3, 1869. He is buried in Kirkwood Cemetery, near Camden, Mississippi, the town he founded and named for his hometown of Camden, South Carolina.

References

(10 January 2012). "William McWillie".
"Governor William McWillie". bioguide.congress.gov.
"Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details".
r2WPadmin. "McWillie, William".

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