Myron S. McNeil

Myron Sibbie McNeil (September 28, 1873 - buried October 1, 1944) was a Democratic Mississippi State Senator, representing the 11th District, from 1904 to 1908.

Myron S. McNeil
c. 1904
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 11th district
In office January 1904 – January 1908
Preceded by	Elias A. Rowan
Succeeded by	Elias A. Rowan
Personal details
Born	(1873-09-28)September 28, 1873 Crystal Springs, MS
Died	September 1944(1944-09-00) (aged 70–71)
Political party	Democrat
Alma mater	Millsaps College

Early life and education

Myron Sibbie McNeil was born on September 28, 1873, in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.^[1][2] He was the son of Jarrot Wesley McNeil and Lucy (Bob) McNeil.^[1] His ancestors came from Scotland.^[3] He was educated in Crystal Springs elementary schools.^[4] He received a B. S. from Lexington Normal College.^[2] He also graduated from the Millsaps College law school, where he received a Bachelor of Laws degree.^[1][2]

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and began practicing law thereafter.^[1][2] He was nominated to represent the 11th district, composed of Copiah County,^[5] as a Democrat, in the Mississippi State Senate in August 1903 for the 1904–08 term, and was elected in November 1903.^[1][2] Afterwards, he continued practicing law as an attorney in Hazlehurst.^[6][7] He died of a heart attack in September 1844, and he was buried in Hazlehurst on October 1, 1944.^[8][9]

Personal life

McNeil was a Methodist.^[2] On July 6, 1904, he married Deborah Martin.^[2] They had at least 1 child together, a daughter, who survived Deborah when she died in 1949.^[10]