Governor Fielding L. Wright Religion Methodist Succeeded by Carroll Gartin Profession Lawyer Education Cumberland University | Alma mater Cumberland University Role Politician Preceded by Fielding L. Wright Name Sam Lumpkin | |
Full Name Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin Born April 21, 1908
Hudsonville, Mississippi ( 1908-04-21 ) Died July 9, 1964, Tupelo, Mississippi, United States Political party Mississippi Democratic Party | ||
Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was a United States politician from Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi. A Democrat, he served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Fielding L. Wright. He was born in Hudsonville in 1908.
Before elevation to Lt. Governor he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, eventually rising to position of the Speaker of the House in 1940
He was also a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention and was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1951.
During the 1952 presidential election he endorsed Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and led so-called "eisencrats" faction in Mississippi.
Lumpkin was found dead of a heart attack at his home's pool in 1964.