Edmund Noel | |
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37th Governor of Mississippi | |
In office January 21, 1908 – January 16, 1912 | |
Lieutenant | Luther Manship |
Preceded by | James K. Vardaman |
Succeeded by | Earl 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 March 4, 1856 near Lexington, Mississippi |
Died | July 30, 1927 Lexington, Mississippi | (aged 71)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Loula Hoskins (m. 1890) Alice Tye Neilson (m. 1905) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Edmund Favor Noel (March 4, 1856 – July 30, 1927) was an American attorney and politician who served as governor of Mississippi from 1908 to 1912. The son of an early planter family in Mississippi, he became a member of the Democratic Party.
Noel was elected to the state house, as a district attorney, and to the state senate before winning an election as governor in 1907. As governor, he achieved gains in public education, child labor laws, and established a state charity hospital. After his tenure, he was re-elected to the state senate.