- Mississippi Attorney General
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The Attorney-General of Mississippi is the chief legal officer of the state and serves as the State's lawyer. Only the Attorney-General can bring or defend a lawsuit on behalf of the State.
Attorneys-General are elected statewide for 4-year terms with no term limits. The qualification for office is that one must be qualified elector, at least 26 years of ages, a practicing attorney for 5 years, and a citizen of the state for 5 years before the date of election.
List of Attorneys-General
Name Term Party Lyman Harding 1818-1820 Edward Turner 1820-1821 Thomas B. Reed 1821-1825 Richard Stockton 1825-1828 George Adams 1828-1829 Robert H. Buckner 1829-1830 R.M. Gaines 1830-1834 M.D. Patton 1834-1837 T.F. Collins 1837-1841 John D. Freeman 1841-1853 D.C. Glenn 1853-1857 T.J. Wharton 1857-1865 Charles E. Hooker 1865-1868 Jasper Myers 1868-1870 Joshua S. Morris 1870-1874 George E. Harris 1874-1878 Thomas C. Catchings 1878-1885 Thomas S. Ford 1885-1886 T. Marshall Miller 1886-1893 Frank Johnston 1893-1896 Wiley N. Nash 1896-1900 Democrat Monroe McClurg 1900-1903 Democrat William Williams 1903-1907 Democrat Robert Virgil Fletcher 1907-1908 Democrat J. Bowman Sterling 1908-1910 Democrat Shepherd Spencer Hudson 1910-1912 Democrat Rosser Alexander Collins 1912-1920 Democrat Frank Roberson 1920-1923 Democrat C.D. Potter 1923-1924 Democrat Rush Hightower Knox 1924-1928 Democrat George T. Mitchell 1928-1932 Democrat Greek L. Rice 1932-1952 Democrat James Plemon (J.P.) Coleman 1952-1956 Democrat Joseph Turner Patterson 1956-1969 Democrat Albioun Fernando Summer 1969-1980 Democrat William A. (Bill) Allain 1980-1984 Democrat Edwin Lloyd (Ed) Pittman 1984-1988 Democrat Mike Moore 1988-2004 Democrat Jim Hood 2004-present Democrat Categories:- Mississippi-related lists
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