Leake served from 1822 to 1825. He had previously served as one of the state’s first United States senators.
Link to the catalogJanuary 1822: Walter Leake becomes Mississippi’s third governor
Governor Walter Leake
June 1822: Legislature adopts first state code
Mississippi Code of Laws
The “Poindexter Code,” prepared by Governor George Poindexter at the legislature’s request, has served as the model for subsequent editions of the Mississippi Code.
Image: Revised Code of Laws of Mississippi belonging to Governor Poindexter.
December 23, 1822: Legislature meets in Jackson for first time
First State House in Jackson
Legislators assembled in the first state-owned capitol, a simple two-story brick building at the corner of President and Capitol.