Lock E. Houston

Lock E. Houston (1814 - January 22, 1897) was a judge and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives.^[1] He served in the Mississippi House during the American Civil War.^[2][3]

He was born in Knox County, Tennessee.^[4] His parents died while he was young, he took up blacksmithing to fund his education, graduated from the University of Tennessee, taught in Alabama, studied law, and then settled in Aberdeen, Mississippi.^[4]

In 1850 he argued a case before the Mississippi Supreme Court.^[5]

In his later life he declined appointment offers to the Mississippi Supreme Court and for nomination as a candidate for a seat in the U.S. Congress.^[4]

References

1. Society, Mississippi Historical (August 29, 1902). "Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society" – via Google Books.
2. Smith, Timothy B. (August 29, 2010). Mississippi in the Civil War: The Home Front. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604734300 – via Google Books.
3. Department, United States War (August 29, 1900). "The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-3 [serial no. 127-129] Correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Confederate authorities, similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but including the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series. 1900. 3 v". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
4. Association, American Bar (August 29, 1897). "Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association". E.C. Markley & Son – via Google Books.
5. Court, Mississippi Supreme; Marshall, Thomas Alexander; Smedes, William C.; Howard, Volney Erskine; Walker, Robert John; Cushman, John Franklin; George, James Zachariah (August 29, 1850). "Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi ..." E.W. Stephens Publishing Company – via Google Books.