The 8th Mississippi Legislature met from January 3, 1825 to February 4, 1825 in Jackson, Mississippi.[1][2]
Senate
In August 1824, elections were held for some of the Senate districts.[2] Lieutenant governor Gerard C. Brandon served ex officio as the President of the Senate.[2] Due to his absence on January 3 (the first day of the session), Bartley C. Barry was elected Senate President pro tempore for that day.[2] Non-senator William H. Chaille was elected Secretary of the Senate.[2] The Senate adjourned on February 1, 1825.[2]
| County District | Senator Name | Year Elected |
| Adams | Adam L. Bingaman | 1823[3] |
| Adams (City of Natchez) | James Foster | 1824[2] |
| Wilkinson | John Joor | 1823[3] |
| Warren, Claiborne | Thomas Freeland | 1823[3] |
| Pike, Marion | Wiley P. Harris | 1824[2] |
| Jackson, Hancock, Green, Perry | McLaughlin McKay | 1822[4] |
| Lawrence | Charles Lynch | 1824[2] |
| Wayne, Covington, Monroe | Bartley C. Barry | 1822[4] |
| Amite, Franklin | John Browne | 1822[4] |
| Hinds, Jefferson, Copiah, Simpson, Yazoo | Harden D. Runnels | 1824[2] |
House
Cowles Mead was elected Speaker of the House.[1] Non-representatives Peter A. Van Dorn and Dillard Collins were elected Clerk and Door-keeper respectively.[1] The House adjourned on February 4, 1825.[1]
| County | Representative Name |
| Adams | George Dougherty |
| Benjamin L. C. Wailes |
| Adams (Natchez) | Fountain Winston |
| Amite | Richard Hurst |
| Francis Graves |
| Solomon Weathersby |
| Claiborne | David D. Downing |
| Daniel Burnet |
| Copiah | Isaac R. Nicholson |
| Covington | Joseph Macafee |
| Franklin | Thomas K. Pickett |
| Charles C. Slocumb |
| Hancock | Samuel White |
| Daniel Burnett |
| Hinds | Charles M. Lawson |
| Jackson | Thomas Bilbo |
| Jefferson | Malcolm Gilchrist |
| Cowles Mead |
| Lawrence | Joseph Cooper |
| John Tomlinson |
| James H. Bull |
| Marion | Merry Bracey |
| Monroe | Christopher H. Williams |
| Perry | Jacob J. H. Morris |
| Pike | David Cleveland |
| Peter Quinn Jr. |
| Nathaniel Wells |
| Simpson | Stephen Howell |
| Warren | James Gibson |
| Wayne | Edward Gray |
| William Patton |
| Wilkinson | Joseph Johnson |
| Edward McGehee |
| William Haile |
| Yazoo | Andrew E. Beaty |
References
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