Edward Mayes
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Edward Mayes (December 15, 1846 – August 9, 1917) was the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1887 to 1891.[1][2]
Biography
He was born in Hinds County, Mississippi, in 1846.[1][2] He attended Bethany College, then served as a private in the American Civil War.[1][2] He graduated from University of Mississippi in 1868.[1][2] He worked as a lawyer in Coffeeville and Oxford.[1] In 1877, he taught law at University of Mississippi.[1] He served as its Chancellor from 1887 to 1891.[1] He then taught law at Millsaps College.[1] He died in Jackson, Mississippi, aged 71.[3]
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- History of Education in Mississippi
- Lucius Q.C. Lamar: his life, times, and speeches. 1825-1893 (1896)
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