Julian Power Alexander

Background

Julian Alexander was the son of Charlton Henry Alexander and Matilda Macmillan Alexander.

Education

Princeton University.

Career

He received an Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1908, and an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1910. In 1913, Julian married Corabel Wharton Roberts, with whom he had three children. Political offices

Assistant United States. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi (1916-1919)

United States. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi (1919-1922)

Circuit Court judge for the seventh District of Mississippi (1934-1939)

Associate justice for the Mississippi Supreme Court (1941-1953)

Legal author

Alexander, Julian P. 1953.

Mississippi Jury Instructions.

Saint Paul: West Publishing Company. Judge Alexander died from coronary thrombosis in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 1953, while attending the Sugar Bowl football game at Tulane Stadium.

He was interred at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi. Judge Alexander"s portrait is part of the Mississippi Hall of Fame located in the Old Capitol Museum to honor his significant contributions to the state of Mississippi.

Connections

Father:

Charlton Henry Alexander

Mother:

Matilda (Macmillan) Alexander

Spouse:

Corabel Wharton Roberts

child:

Seta Wharton Alexander

child:

Clay Roberts Alexander

child:

Julian P. Alexander