Background
Hudspeth, Harvey Gresham was born on October 17, 1955 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. Son of Joseph MacDonald Hudspeth and Martha Lou Shelton.
Hudspeth, Harvey Gresham was born on October 17, 1955 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. Son of Joseph MacDonald Hudspeth and Martha Lou Shelton.
Bachelor in History and Political Science, University Mississippi, 1978. Juris Doctor, University Mississippi, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Mississippi, 1994.
Staff attorney Mississippi Secretary of State, Jackson, 1981-1983. Private practice Gulfport, Mississippi, 1983-1985. Land analyst Shell Oil Corporation, Houston, 1985-1987.
Title examiner 1st American Title, Chicago, 1987-1989. Credit administrator Citicorp, 1989-1990. Teaching assistant University Mississippi, University, 1991-1994.
History program coordinator, assistant professor history Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Mississippi, 1994-2000, associate professor, 2000—2005, University Arkansas, Pine Bluff, 2005—2006. Presenter in field.
Contributor to books: Tennessee Encyclopedia of History, 1998, Booker T. Washington: Essays, 1998, Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court, 2001, Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age, 2003, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Transformation of the Supreme Court, 2003, Mississippi Encyclopedia of History, 2005. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Chairman Committee to Elect Joe Hudspeth Public Service Commissioner, Mississippi, 1983. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Mississippi History Association, Gulf South History Association, Southern Conference on Afro-American Studies, Inc., Economic and Business History Society (trustee 2000-2001. president-elect 2001-2002, president 2002-2003), Mississippi Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association.