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Hazlewood Power Farish
Hazlewood Power Farish (September 15, 1880 – January 4, 1958) was a Democratic Mississippi state senator, representing the 20th district, which composed of Issaquena and Sharkey counties, from 1908 to 1912. Biography Hazlewood Power Farish was born on September 15, 1880, in Mayersville, Mississippi. He was the son of Confederate Army veteran Robert Davis Farish and his wife, Carolyn Harrison (Power) Farish. Hazlewood attended the public schools of Issaquena County. In 1897, he was the Lieutenant of the First Regiment of the Mississippi National Guard. He graduated from the University of Mississippi Law School with a L.L.B. in 1899. He was admitted to the bar the same year and started practicing law. Then, he was an attorney in the Board of Supervisors of Issaquena County. He was elected to represent the 20th district, which was composed of Issaquena and Sharkey Counties, of the Mississippi State Senate, as a Democrat, in 1907 for the 1908 to 1912 term. In 1919, he was partn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Democrat Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be the Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
