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Edmond Noel

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Edmund Noel
37th Governor of Mississippi
In office
January 21, 1908 – January 16, 1912
LieutenantLuther Manship
Preceded byJames K. Vardaman
Succeeded byEarl L. Brewer
Member of the Mississippi Senate
In office
1895-1899
1920
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Personal details
Born
Edmund Favor Noel

(1856-03-04)March 4, 1856
near Lexington, Mississippi
DiedJuly 30, 1927(1927-07-30) (aged 71)
Lexington, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Loula Hoskins (m. 1890)
Alice Tye Neilson (m. 1905)
ProfessionLawyer
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Edmond Noel was an American Democratic Party politician who served as governor of Mississippi from January the 21st 1908 to January the 16th 1912.[1] Before becoming governor, Noel previously served as a state senator, a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, and as a district attorney. Also, before becoming a politician, he practiced law.[2]

Noel’s time as governor was notably progressive, with a wide range of social reforms carried out during his tenure. Various labor laws were adopted,[3] along with a pure food law. Appropriations were also provided for the building of a state charity hospital in Jackson. In addition, according to one study, the state Board of Health “expanded its objectives from controlling to preventing epidemics and communicable diseases.” Various forms of aid were also provided to farmers, while other legislation provided for free transportation of students to and from school.[4]

References

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  1. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi Volume 6 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1924, P.26
  2. Encyclopedia of Mississippi by Nancy Capace, 2001, P.126-127
  3. P.648-650 Review of Labor Legislation of 1908 and 1909, P.648-650
  4. Mississippi A History by Westley F. Busbee, 2015, P.209-210