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George Poindexter (1779 – September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly admitted state, was elected as Governor (1820–1822), and served as a United States senator .
In fact, George Poindexter served in almost every major office in Mississippi for the next few decades. He became a leading citizen, was a friend and foe of Andrew Jackson, was known as a good legislator in the halls of Congress, considered an authority on national issues, and helped lead Mississippi from a territorial government to one of a state.
A contemporary historian wrote that the history of George Poindexter’s public career is “the history of the Territory and the State of Mississippi, so closely and prominently was he connected with everything that occurred.” Poindexter, who was born in Louisa County, Virginia, on 19 April 1779, received an irregular education even by the standards of […]
Poindexter was elected president pro tempore of the U. S. Senate in 1834. At the 1817 Constitutional Convention, Poindexter was chairman of the committee that drafted the constitution and is generally recognized as the “Father of Mississippi’s First Constitution.”
In the 1940s, George Poindexter developed a passion for abstract art that began with confusion about the new trends in art that was so powerful that it drove him to learn, understand, and champion this era of art, the first in American history that has tremendous influence on artists abroad.
20 de jan. de 2019 · GEORGE POINDEXTER, the second governor of Mississippi, was born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1779. His early education was limited and attained in the common schools of his native state.
Governor George Littleton Poindexter 1779-1853. Reverend James Preston Poindexter 1819- 1907. Wars Against England. Colonel John A. Poindexter 1825-1869. Captain James E. Poindexter 1839-1911. Congressman Meredith Poindexter Gentry 1809-1866. Governor Joseph Boyd Poindexter 1869-1951. Ambassador/Senator Miles Poindexter 1868-1946.
