Luther Manship

Luther Manship was an American politician. He served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Mississippi under Governor Edmond Noel.

Biography

Luther Manship was born on April 16, 1853, in Jackson, Mississippi. He was the son of Charles Henry Manship, a mayor of Jackson, and Adaline Dailey. He attended Jackson's public schools. He was an apprentice for the Illinois Central Railroad in McComb, and served as engineer. He was a City Council member of Macon from 1880 to 1881. He married Mary Belmont Phelps in 1881. He was a member of Jackson's City Council from 1885 to 1895.
He was elected to the Mississippi [House of Representatives] in 1895 and served from 1896–1900 [Mississippi Legislature|1896 to 1900]. He served as the state's lieutenant governor under Edmond Noel from 1908 to 1912.
He died at his home in Jackson on April 22, 1915, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.