Dennis Murphree

Dennis Herron Murphree (born 6 January 1886 in Pittsboro, Calhoun County, Mississippi, † February 9, 1949 ) was an American politician and 1927-1928 and 1943-1944 Governor of the State of Mississippi.

Early years and political rise

Dennis Murphree attended the public schools of his home. Afterwards he worked with his father in his newspaper publisher. He became a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1911 and 1923 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Mississippi. There he joined consistently for a frugal budgetary policies as well as for a balanced budget.

Lieutenant Governor and Governor

In 1923 he was first elected lieutenant governor of his state. He was a representative of Governor Henry L. Whitfield. At that time Murphree was one of the initiators of a promotional program for the state of Mississippi. A special train named " Know Mississippi Better Train" should be in the following years and decades, most states as well as Canada and Mexico visit in order to promote the state. After the death of Governor Whitfield Murphree had to quit as his deputy, whose Unopened tenure. Somut he was between March 18, 1927, the January 16, 1928 Governor of his state. The biggest problem at this time was a hundred-year flood of the Mississippi River, which blew up in April 1927, the levees, flooded large parts of the state and caused a lot of damage to buildings as well as in agriculture. This affected both livestock and arable farming, because the annual harvest has been destroyed.

In the gubernatorial election of 1927 was defeated by Theodore Gilmore Bilbo Murphree. In 1931 and 1939 he was re-elected vice-governor each. He also competed twice unsuccessfully for the office of governor. After the death of Governor Paul B. Johnson Dennis Murphree once again had to take over the governorship. This time it acted, but only a few weeks between 26 December 1943 and 18 January 1944.

Further CV

After the end of his second Governor representation in January 1944, Murphree retired from politics. He died five years later in his hometown of Pittsboro. With his wife, Clara Minnie Martin he had four children.

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