• Source: Peter Stubblefield

      • Peter Stubblefield (March 12, 1888 - October 7, 1966) was an American farmer and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the state's 19th senatorial district (Yazoo County), from 1916 to 1920 and from 1932 to 1940.


      Early life


      Peter Stubblefield was born on March 12, 1888, near Vaughn in Yazoo County, Mississippi. He was the son of Simon Peter Stubblefield, a Confederate Civil War veteran, and Elizabeth (Watlington) Stubblefield. Stubblefield attended the community schools of Yazoo County, and attended Mississippi College from 1903 to 1905. He then attended the University of Mississippi, graduating with a B. S. degree in 1908. He then took a post graduate course in the College of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis.


      Political career


      From 1911 to 1912, Stubblefield was a clerk for U. S. Senator from Mississippi John Sharp Williams. Stubblefield was elected to the Mississippi Senate, representing the 19th senatorial district composed of Yazoo County as a Democrat, in November 1915. He served in that position from 1916 to 1920, also fighting in World War I. He then served in the Senate for the same district from 1932 to 1940, being re-elected in 1936.


      Later life


      Stubblefield died in his sleep in his home in Vaughan, Mississippi, on October 7, 1966.


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