Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was an American

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from

Tupelo, Mississippi Tupelo () is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. With an estimated population of 38,300, Tupelo is the sixth-largest city in Mississippi and is considered a commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of North M ...

. A

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, he served as the 21st

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from 1948 to 1952 under

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Fielding L. Wright. He was born in Hudsonville in 1908. Before elevation to Lt. Governor he served in the

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, eventually rising to position of the Speaker of the House in 1940 He was also a delegate to the

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and was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1951. During the 1952 presidential election he endorsed

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nominee,

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

and led so-called "eisencrats" faction in Mississippi. Lumpkin was found dead of a heart attack at his home's pool in 1964."Sam Lumpkin Dies At Home In Tupelo", ''The Delta Democrat-Times,'', Friday, July 10, 1964, Greenville, Mississippi, United States Of America

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Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi Speakers of the Mississippi House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives 1908 births 1964 deaths 20th-century American politicians {{Mississippi-politician-stub