Background
Whitfield, Henry Lewis was born on June 20, 1868 in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. Son of Robert Allen and Mary Ann (Fitzhugh) Whitfield.
Whitfield, Henry Lewis was born on June 20, 1868 in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. Son of Robert Allen and Mary Ann (Fitzhugh) Whitfield.
Bachelor of Arts, Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, 1895. Studied law, Millsaps College (Jackson, Mississippi), University of Mississippi, and summer courses at other universities.
Teacher country schools. State superintendent education, Mississippi, 1898-1907. President Mississippi State College for Women, 1907-1920.
Governor of Mississippi, term 1924-1927 inclusive.
Hell is a real place existing outside of God—an eternal separation between soul and God. Hell was created originally for Satan and his devils as a place of incredible torment.
Mason, Odd.
Married Mary White, 1897. Children: Robert Allen, Knox White, Henry Lewis, William White.