Ethelbert Barksdale
Born: January 4, 1824
Birthplace: Smyrna, Tennessee
Father: William Barksdale 1787 – 1835
(Buried: Barksdale Cemetery, Smyrna, Mississippi)
Mother: Nancy Hervey Lester 1789 – 1825
(Buried: Barksdale Cemetery, Smyrna, Mississippi)
Wife: Alice Jane Harris 1826 – 1906
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi)
Children:
Harris Barksdale 1844 – 1881
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi)
Edwin Barksdale 1851 – 1919
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi)
Ethel Barksdale Harrington 1857 – 1913
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Journalist in Jackson, Mississippi
1854 – 1861: Editor of the Official Journal for State of Mississippi
1860: Mississippi Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1861: Not originally not as a Secessionist but became committed
1862 – 1865: Confederate States Representative from Mississippi
1862 – 1864: Led movement to suspend habeas corpus
1862 – 1864: Supporter of imposing Martial Law
1862 – 1865: Known to have been a frequent and forcible debater
1862 – 1865: Known for his controversial bills he tried to pass
1862 – 1865: Showed a willingness to throw aside the Constitution
1862 – 1865: Supporter of President Davis on the draft Issue
1862 – 1865: Supporter of Exemptions from Military Service
1862 – 1865: Supporter of tax increases on Agricultural Products
1862 – 1864: Member of House Foreign Relations Committee
1864 – 1865: Member of House Ordnance and Ordnance Stores Committee
1864 – 1865: Chairman of Committee to augment the armed forces
1865: Introduced a bill in congress to arm the slaves
1865: Read General Lee’s response on arming the slaves on the House floor
Occupation after War:
Editor of Clarion Newspaper
Called for the Impeachment of Governor Adelbert Ames in Mississippi
1868: Mississippi Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1872: Mississippi Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1876 – 1883: Editor of the Official Journal for State of Mississippi
1877 – 1879: Chairman of Mississippi State Democratic Political Party
1880: Mississippi Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1883 – 1887: United States Congressman from Mississippi
1883 - 1887: Chairman of House Committee on Printing
1883 - 1887: Member of House Committee on Private Land Claims
1887 – 1893: Owner of Oak Valley Plantation in Yazoo City, Mississippi
Died: February 17, 1893
Place of Death: Yazoo City, Mississippi
Age at time of Death: 69 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi
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