Background
Jiggitts, Louis Meredith was born on August 25, 1899 in Canton, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Robinson and Mary Tupper (Powell) Jiggitts.
Jiggitts, Louis Meredith was born on August 25, 1899 in Canton, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Robinson and Mary Tupper (Powell) Jiggitts.
Student of University of Mississippi, 1917-1918, 1919-1920, 1923-1924, Bachelor of Laws, 1924. Rhodes scholar, University of Oxford, 1920-1923, Bachelor of Arts Jurisprudence, 1923.
Began practice at Jackson, Mississippi, 1924. Prosecuting attorney, Jackson, 1926-1929. Reporter Mississippi Supreme Court since 1929.
Member firm Powell, Harper & Jiggitts.
Lecturer Jackson School of Law.
Served as Second lieutenant infantry, United States Army, World War. Member Democratic National Committee from 1932, until entered Army, vice-chairman, Philadelphia, 1936. Member Mississippi State Bar Association, American Legion, Sons of Confederate Veterans (judge advocate Mississippi division), Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Upsilon.
Mason, Knights of Pythias.
Married Lavonia Caradine, September 11, 1924. Children: Mary Ann, Louis Meredith.