David Hurst

July 10, 1819 (age 63)

Amite County, Mississippi, United States

David Wiley Hurst was admitted to the bar in 1843, and began his law practice in the office of James M. Smiley in Amite County. Hurst, a Whig, served in the Mississippi legislature in 1848. For a time he lived and practiced law in Bay St. Louis, where he was a law partner of John T. Lamkin, but he returned to Amite County before the Civil War. He was opposed to secession and voted against the Ordinance as a delegate to the constitutional convention. When the war began, he volunteered for service in the Confederate Army. He was a colonel in the 33rd Regiment until a severe injury at Corinth, Mississippi, in October 1862 ended his military career. Hurst was named to the Mississippi Supreme Court in 1863, a position which he held for the remainder of the war. His decisions often favored the Confederate cause. After the war, Hurst moved to Vicksburg and then to Summit, Mississippi, where he practiced law until his death on July 10, 1882.

David Wiley Hurst

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Background

David was born on July 10, 1819, in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. He was the son of the farmer and merchant seaman Captain Richard and Ailcy Berry Lattimore.

Education

Hurst attended Oakland College in Liberty, Mississippi.

Career

David Wiley Hurst was admitted to the bar in 1843, and began his law practice in the office of James M. Smiley in Amite County. Hurst, a Whig, served in the Mississippi legislature in 1848.

For a time he lived and practiced law in Bay St. Louis, where he was a law partner of John T. Lamkin, but he returned to Amite County before the Civil War. He was opposed to secession and voted against the Ordinance as a delegate to the constitutional convention. When the war began, he volunteered for service in the Confederate Army.

He was a colonel in the 33rd Regiment until a severe injury at Corinth, Mississippi, in October 1862 ended his military career. Hurst was named to the Mississippi Supreme Court in 1863, a position which he held for the remainder of the war. His decisions often favored the Confederate cause.

After the war, Hurst moved to Vicksburg and then to Summit, Mississippi, where he practiced law until his death on July 10, 1882.

Achievements

David Hurst was known for his service in the Mississippi state legislature. He was also a member of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, the state's highest court.

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David had three sons and two daughters by his marriage on July 13, 1847, to Sarah Tilloston.

Father:: Richard Hurst
Mother:: Ailcy Berry Lattimore Hurst
Wife:: Sarah Tilloston Hurst
Brother:: John Hurst
Sister:: Mary Ann Hurst
Sister:: Eliza Hurst
Daughter:: Kaloolah Hurst Lamkin
Son:: David Hurst
Daughter:: Alice Hurst
Son:: Warren Hurst
Son:: Harris Priuli Hurst

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