Beverly R. Grayson (1782 – 1843) was an American public official and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as a clerk of the territorial supreme court until 1808,[1] and represented Adams County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821.[2] He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1821.[3]
He was appointed Register of the Land Office at Washington, in the state of Mississippi.[4]
He ran for election to Congress in the Mississippi 1826 special and 1826 general election.[5] He announced his candidacy for Mississippi governor in the 1827 election but lost to Gerard Brandon.[6][7] Grayon ran for election to the State Senate in 1839.[8]
He was on the Board of Trustees of Jefferson College.[9] Grayon was on the Board of Trustees of Elizabeth Female Academy and helped managed a lottery authorized by the legislature for the school to raise funds.[10][11]
References
- ^ Hargrove, David M. (January 17, 2019). "Mississippi's Federal Courts: A History". Univ. Press of Mississippi – via Google Books.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). "Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form".
- ^ Lipscomb, William Lowndes (1909). "A History of Columbus, Mississippi, During the 19th Century".
- ^ "Appointments by the President of the United States". Edwardsville Spectator. May 1, 1821. p. 3 – via Library of Congress.
- ^ "July Election". Natchez Newspaper and Public Advertiser. June 27, 1826. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grayson, Beverly R. (1827). To the people of the State of Mississippi: B. R. Grayson.
- ^ Wilson, Edgar S. (January 5, 1933). "Mirrors of Mississippi". The Lexington Advertiser. p. 4.
- ^ "The Election". The Yazoo City Whig and Political Register. November 8, 1839. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jefferson College". Natchez Gazette. June 24, 1826. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elizabeth Female Academy". The Natchez Weekly Democrat. August 22, 1825. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "By Authority of the Legislature:". Natchez Gazette. August 12, 1820. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.