Mississippi State Treasurer

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.

History

The position of state treasurer was enumerated as part of the executive branch in Mississippi's first constitution in 1817. The office was filled by the choice of the Mississippi Legislature.Template:Sfn The first treasurer, Samuel Brooks, was elected on December 19, 1817.Template:Sfn The 1832 constitution stipulated that the treasurer was to be popularly elected to serve a two-year term.Template:Sfn The 1869 constitution expanded the officer's term to four years.Template:Sfn

Powers, responsibilities, and structure

Under Article 5, Section 134, of the Mississippi Constitution, the state treasurer is elected every four years. Candidates for the office must meet the same constitutional qualifications as candidates for the position of secretary of state; they must be at least 25 years old and have lived in the state for at least five years.Template:Sfn The office holder is not subject to term limits.<ref name= clark/> Most of the treasurer's duties are determined by state statute.Template:Sfn

The treasurer is responsible for keeping certain financial records for the state, including receipts, deposits, and disbursement of money from the state treasury.<ref name= clark>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The constitution requires the treasurer to review and approve all contracts for the provision of "stationery, printing, paper, and fuel" for state agencies and the legislature.Template:Sfn They also oversee public bond issues.<ref name= clark/> The treasurer is ex officio the treasurer of the Mississippi Employment Security Commission and chair of the College Savings Plan of Mississippi Board. They are also ex officio a member of several other state boards, including the State Bond Commission, Public Employees Retirement Board, Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, Mississippi Development Bank, License Tag Commission, Tort Claims Board, Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association Board, Mississippi Guaranty Pool Board, Economic Development Strategic Planning Task Force, State Prison Emergency and management board, and the Historic Properties Trust Fund Advisory Committee.<ref name= yourtreasury>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The treasurer's salary is $90,000 per year, but is set to increase to $120,000 annually in 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List of treasurers

Territorial Treasurers General

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Template:Abbr	Territorial Treasurers General		Term in office	Party	Source
1		Abner Green	1802 – 1807		Template:Sfn
2		Samuel Brooks	1807 – 1817		Template:Sfn

State Treasurers

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Template:Abbr	State Treasurer		Term in office	Party	Source
1		Samuel Brooks	1817 – 1818		Template:Sfn
2		Peter Schuyler	1818 – 1821		Template:Sfn
3		Samuel C. Wooldridge	1821 – 1828		Template:Sfn
4		James Phillips Jr.	1828 – 1836		Template:Sfn
5		Charles C. Mayson	1836 – 1838		Template:Sfn
6		James Phillips Jr.	1838		Template:Sfn
7		J. A. Vanhoesen	1838 – 1839		Template:Sfn
8		Silas Bowen	1839		Template:Sfn
9		S. Craig	1839		Template:Sfn
10		James G. Williams	1839 – 1840		Template:Sfn
11		Joshua S. Curtis	1840 – 1841		Template:Sfn
12		Richard S. Graves	1841 – 1843		Template:Sfn
13		William Clark	1843 – 1847		Template:Sfn
14		Richard Griffith	1847 – 1851		Template:Sfn
15		William Clark	1851 – 1854		Template:Sfn
16		Shields L. Hussey	1854 – 1860		Template:Sfn
17		Malcolm Decater Haynes	1860 – 1865		Template:Sfn
18		W. B. Weaver	1865		Template:Sfn
19		John H. Echols	1865 – 1869		Template:Sfn
20		William H. Vassar	1869 – 1874		Template:Sfn
21		G. H. Holland	1874 – 1875	Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican	Template:Sfn
22		M. L. Holland	1875		Template:Sfn
23		William L. Hemingway	1875 – 1890		Template:Sfn
24		J. J. Evans	1890 – 1896		Template:Sfn
25		A. Q. May	1896 – 1900		Template:Sfn
26		J. R. Stowers	1900 – 1901	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
27		George W. Carlisle	1901 – 1902		Template:Sfn
28		Thad B. Lampton	1902 – 1904		Template:Sfn
29		William Jones Miller	1904 – January 20, 1908	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
30		George Robert Edwards	January 20, 1908 – January 15, 1912	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
31		Peter Simpson Stovall	January 15, 1912 – January 17, 1916	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
32	File:John Peroutt Taylor.JPG	John Peroutt Taylor	January 17, 1916 – January 19, 1920	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
33		Larkin Seymour Rogers	January 20, 1920 – October 18, 1920	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
34		William Moseley Murry	October 18, 1920 – January 19, 1924	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
35		Ben Shem Lowry	January 21, 1924 – January 16, 1928	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
36		Webb Walley	January 16, 1928 – 1932	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
37		Lewis S. May	1932 – 1936		Template:Sfn
38	File:Newton James (State Treasurer).jpg	Newton James	1936 – 1940		Template:Sfn
39		Lewis S. May	1940 – 1944		Template:Sfn
40	File:Newton James (State Treasurer).jpg	Newton James	1944 – 1948		Template:Sfn
41	File:R.W May, State Treasurer of Mississippi (1948-1952).jpg	R. W. May	1948 – 1952		Template:Sfn
42	File:Newton James (State Treasurer).jpg	Newton James	1952 – 1956		Template:Sfn
43	File:Robert D. Morrow Sr., State Treasurer off Mississippi (1956-60).jpg	Robert D. Morrow Sr.	1956 – 1960		Template:Sfn
44	File:Evelyn Gandy-reg.jpg	Evelyn Gandy	1960 – 1964	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
45	File:Mississippi State Tax Collector William F. Winter.jpg	William Winter	1964 – 1968	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
46	File:Evelyn Gandy-reg.jpg	Evelyn Gandy	1968 – 1972	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
47	File:Brad Dye.jpg	Brad Dye	1972 – 1976	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
48	File:Edwin L. Pittman.jpg	Ed Pittman	1976 – 1980	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
49	File:John L. Dale (1955), MS State Treasurer (1980).jpg	John L. Dale	1980 – 1980	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
50		Bill Cole	1980 – 1988	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
51		Marshall Bennett	1988 – 2003	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
52		Peyton Prospere	2003 – 2004	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	Template:Sfn
53	File:Tate Reeves 2019.jpg	Tate Reeves	2004 – 2012	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	Template:Sfn
54	File:White House Meeting on Protecting Consumers from Social Media Abuse (50380288396) (cropped).jpg	Lynn Fitch	January 5, 2012 – January 14, 2020	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	Template:Sfn
55	File:David McRae.png	David McRae	January 14, 2020 – present	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	Template:Sfn

Works cited

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• History, Mississippi Dept of Archives and (1924). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
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