Oliver Clifton | |
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 Clifton in 1876 | |
| Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| In office 1895–1897 | |
| In office 1905 –January 2,1905 | |
| Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office 1875-1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1847 Jackson,Mississippi |
| Died | January 2,1905 (aged 57–58) |
Oliver Clifton (c. 1847 - January 2,1905) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and three-time mayor of Jackson,Mississippi.
Oliver Clifton was born in about 1847 in Jackson,Mississippi. [1] [2] He first became the mayor of Jackson from 1870 to 1871. [2] [3] He then served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from his election in 1875 to 1878,representing Hinds County. [2] [4] He married Marion Yerger in 1877. [2] [1] He was appointed Clerk of the Mississippi Supreme Court in 1878,a position in which he served until 1894. [2] He then was the mayor from 1895 to 1897. [2] [3] He was elected for a third term in 1904,but died of pneumonia on January 2,1905,immediately before or after his installation. [5] [6]
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