Bee King

Bee King (January 24, 1866 – January 18, 1949) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Legislature who served in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Not to be confused with King Bee.
Bee King
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 1918 – January 1924
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Rankin County district
In office
January 1900 – January 1904
Personal details
Born(1866-01-24)January 24, 1866
Trenton, Mississippi
DiedJanuary 18, 1949(1949-01-18) (aged 82)
Mendenhall, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat

Early life

Bee King was born on January 24, 1866, in Trenton, Mississippi.[1][2][3] When he was young, he moved with his parents to Rankin County, Mississippi.[1] He became a farmer.[1] In 1897, he attended the Millsaps College law department and graduated in 1898.[1] He was admitted to the bar the same year and began practicing in Mendenhall, Mississippi.[1]

Political career

In 1899, he was elected to represent Rankin County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1][2] He served in that position from 1900 to 1904.[2][1][3] After his term ended, he moved to Simpson County, Mississippi, where he continued practicing law.[1] In a special election in February 1917, he was elected to represent Mississippi's redistricted 4th senatorial district in the Mississippi Senate.[4][1] (H. C. Yawn, the 4th district senator, was moved to the 40th district).[4] He served in the 1918 session.[4] He was then re-elected to the position in 1919 and served from 1920 to 1924.[1][3] He served as the mayor of Mendenhall, Mississippi, for several terms.[3]

Later life

He was the author of the "This and That" column of the Simpson County News.[5][3] He died on January 18, 1949, in the Brandon Clinic in Mendenhall, Mississippi, and was buried in the cemetery there.[3][5]

References
  1. Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1900. p. 90.
  3. "Bee King article 1983". Simpson County News. 1983-05-26. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  5. "Bee King obit". Clarion-Ledger. 1949-01-20. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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