Martin Sennet Conner

This article is about the Governor of Mississippi. For the science fiction writer, see Michael Conner.

Martin Sennet Conner


44th Governor of Mississippi
In office January 19, 1932 – January 21, 1936
Lieutenant	Dennis Murphree
Preceded by	Theodore G. Bilbo
Succeeded by	Hugh L. White
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office 1916-1924
Personal details
Born	(1891-08-31)August 31, 1891 Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Died	September 16, 1950(1950-09-16) (aged 59) Jackson, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Alma Lucille Graham
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Methodist

Martin Sennet Conner, known as Mike Conner (August 31, 1891 – September 16, 1950), was an American lawyer, politician, and college sports administrator. Conner served as the Governor of Mississippi from 1932 to 1936, serving as a Democrat.

Biography

A native of Seminary in Covington County in southern Mississippi, Conner obtained his education at the University of Mississippi in Oxford and at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He later began a legal career in Seminary and served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1924. His term as a governor was focused on dealing with the consequences of the Great Depression. Nonetheless surplus in state treasury was achieved during his governorship. He was noted for going to the state penitentiary to preside over "mercy courts" that resulted in executive clemency for prisoners.^[1]

Following his term as governor, Conner served as the first commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) from August 21, 1940 through the fall of 1946.^[2]

He is buried in the Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, Mississippi.

References

↑ Madar, Chase (21 December 2015). "The Case for Clemency". The American Conservative. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
↑ Stories of Character :: Celebrating 75 Years

External links

Martin Sennet Conner's grave at Find-A-Grave
Profile at National Governors Association website

Political offices
Preceded by Theodore G. Bilbo	Governor of Mississippi 1932–1936	Succeeded by Hugh L. White
Sporting positions

Governors of Mississippi

Territory (1798–1817)	Sargent Claiborne R. Williams Holmes

State (since 1817)	Holmes Poindexter Leake Brandon Holmes Brandon Scott Lynch Runnels Quitman Lynch McNutt Tucker Brown Matthews Quitman Guion J. Whitfield Foote Pettus McRae McWillie Pettus Clark Sharkey Humphreys Ames Alcorn Powers Ames Stone Lowry Stone McLaurin Longino Vardaman Noel Brewer Bilbo Russell H. Whitfield Murphree Bilbo Conner White Johnson Sr. Murphree Bailey Wright White Coleman Barnett Johnson Jr. J. Williams Waller Finch Winter Allain Mabus Fordice Musgrove Barbour Bryant

Southeastern Conference commissioners

Martin Sennet Conner (1940–1946) N. W. Dougherty (1946–1948) Bernie Moore (1948–1966) Tonto Coleman (1966–1972) H. Boyd McWhorter (1972–1986) Harvey Schiller (1986–1989) Roy Kramer (1990–2002) Michael Slive (2002–2015) Greg Sankey (2015-)

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