John Franklin Cassels (October 27, 1852 - June 2, 1930) was a Democratic member of the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...

, representing

Amite County Amite County is a county located in the state of Mississippi on its southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. Its county seat is Liberty. The county is named after the Amite River, which runs through the ...

, from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

John Franklin Cassels was born on October 27, 1852, near Mt. Carmel, in

Wilkinson County, Mississippi Wilkinson County is a County (United States), county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2020, its population was 8,587. Its county seat is Woodville, Mississippi, Woodville. Bordered by the Mississippi River ...

. His parents were John Cassels and Sarah Nix (Collinsworth) Cassels. He married Lettie Virginia Jackson in 1879. In 1915, he was elected to the

, representing

, as a

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. He died on June 2, 1930, in

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, and was buried in

References

1852 births 1930 deaths People from Wilkinson County, Mississippi Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives People from Amite County, Mississippi {{Mississippi-politician-stub