Richard Olney Arrington (January 21, 1897 – July 9, 1963) was a Mississippi politician and jurist. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1950 to 1963. He also was a member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the state's 11th senatorial district (Copiah County) as a Democrat from 1932 to 1940.
Richard Olney Arrington | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
| In office September 1950 – July 9, 1963 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pickens Brady |
| Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi | |
| In office 1941 – September 1950 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 11th district | |
| In office January 1932 – January 1940 | |
| Preceded by | C. Hooker Miller |
| Succeeded by | Luther E. Grice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1897 Monticello, Mississippi |
| Died | July 9, 1963 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography
editRichard Olney Arrington was born on January 21, 1897, in Monticello, Mississippi.[1] He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law and served in the U. S. Navy during World War I.[2] He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 11th district as a Democrat, from 1932 to 1940.[1][2] In 1941, he became the Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi.[2] He held that office until he was appointed by Governor Fielding Wright to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in September 1950.[2] He won re-election twice in that office.[2] While still holding the position, he died of an apparent heart attack on July 9, 1963.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1936-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1936]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 5.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary for Richard Olney Arrington". The Town Talk. 1963-07-10. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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