Mississippi State Treasurer
State Treasurer of Mississippi | |
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Seat | Jackson, Mississippi |
Term length | Four years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Mississippi |
Formation | 1817 |
Salary | US$90,000 |
State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.
The elected office of the State Treasurer was created under Article 5, Section 134, of the Mississippi Constitution. The Treasurer's responsibilities include the issuance of State debt, responsibility for the timely payment of principal and interest on the State's bond and note obligations, and receiving, disbursing and investing State funds. The State Treasurer also represents the Executive Branch on over a dozen boards and commissions.
The treasurer's salary is $90,000 per year, but is set to increase to $120,000 annually in 2024.[1]
Post holders
Territorial Treasurers General
# | Name | Term Start | Term End |
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1 | Samuel Brooks | 1817 | 1818 |
2 | Peter Schuyler | 1818 | 1821 |
State Treasurers
# | Name | Term Start | Term End |
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1 | Samuel Brooks | 1817 | 1818 |
2 | Peter Schuyler | 1818 | 1821 |
3 | Samuel C. Wooldridge | 1821 | 1828 |
4 | James Phillips Jr. | 1828 | 1836 |
5 | Charles C. Mayson | 1836 | 1838 |
6 | James Phillips Jr. | 1838 | 1838 |
7 | J. A. Vanhoesen | 1838 | 1839 |
8 | Silas Bowen | 1839 | 1839 |
9 | S. Craig | 1839 | 1839 |
10 | James G. Williams | 1839 | 1840 |
11 | Joshua S. Curtis | 1840 | 1841 |
12 | Richard S. Graves | 1841 | 1843 |
13 | William Clark | 1843 | 1847 |
14 | Richard Griffith | 1847 | 1851 |
15 | William Clark | 1851 | 1854 |
16 | Shields L. Hussey | 1854 | 1860 |
17 | Malcolm Decater Haynes | 1860 | 1865 |
18 | W. B. Weaver | 1865 | 1865 |
19 | John H. Echols | 1865 | 1869 |
20 | William H. Vassar | 1869 | 1874 |
21 | G. H. Holland | 1874 | 1875 |
22 | M. L. Holland | 1875 | 1875 |
23 | William L. Hemingway | 1875 | 1890 |
24 | J. J. Evans | 1890 | 1896 |
25 | A. Q. May | 1896 | 1900 |
26 | J. R. Stowers | 1900 | 1901 |
27 | George W. Carlisle | 1901 | 1902 |
28 | Thad B. Lampton | 1902 | 1904 |
29 | William Jones Miller | 1904 | January 20, 1908 |
30 | George Robert Edwards | January 20, 1908 | January 15, 1912 |
31 | Peter Simpson Stovall | January 15, 1912 | January 17, 1916 |
32 | John Peroutt Taylor | January 17, 1916 | January 19, 1920 |
33 | Larkin Seymour Rodgers | January 20, 1920 | October 18, 1920 |
34 | William Moseley Murry | October 18, 1920 | January 19, 1924 |
35 | Ben Shem Lowry | January 21, 1924 | January 16, 1928 |
36 | Webb Walley | January 16, 1928 | 1932 |
37 | Lewis S. May | 1932 | 1936 |
38 | Angelique Ceccere | 1936 | 1940 |
39 | Lewis S. May | 1940 | 1944 |
40 | Newton James | 1944 | 1948 |
41 | R. W. May | 1948 | 1952 |
42 | Newton James | 1952 | 1956 |
43 | Robert D. Morrow Sr. | 1956 | 1960 |
44 | Evelyn Gandy | 1960 | 1964 |
45 | William Winter | 1964 | 1968 |
46 | Evelyn Gandy | 1968 | 1972 |
47 | Brad Dye | 1972 | 1976 |
48 | Ed Pittman | 1976 | 1980 |
49 | John L. Dale | 1980 | 1980 |
50 | Bill Cole | 1980 | 1988 |
51 | Marshall Bennett | 1988 | 2003 |
52 | Peyton Prospere | 2003 | 2004 |
53 | Tate Reeves | 2004 | 2012 |
54 | Lynn Fitch | January 5, 2012 | January 14, 2020 |
55 | David McRae | January 14, 2020 | present |
References
- ^ Pender, Geoff (April 7, 2022). "Amid vetoes, Gov. Reeves lets pay raises for elected officials pass". Mississippi Today. Nonprofit Mississippi News. Retrieved October 10, 2022.