Winfield S. Featherston
| Winfield S. Featherston | |
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Winfield S. Featherston in Confederate States Army uniform
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
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| Preceded by | Established |
| Succeeded by | John Allen Wilcox |
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| Born | August 8, 1820 Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Died | May 28, 1891 (aged 70) Holly Springs, Mississippi |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth McEwen |
| Occupation | Lawyer State politician Judge |
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| Nickname(s) | Old Swet |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861 – 1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Battles/wars | |
Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet" (August 8, 1820 – May 28, 1891) was an antebellum two-term U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was later a state politician and a circuit court judge.
Winfield S. Featherston was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee on August 8, 1820. He was the youngest of seven children of Charles and Lucy Featherston, who had recently emigrated from Virginia. Featherston completed his preparatory studies, but left high school in 1836 to enroll in a local militia group to fight Creek Indians during the Creek War. He later moved to Mississippi and settled in Houston, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and established a successful law practice.
Featherston was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress, being defeated by John Allen Wilcox. He returned home to Houston and resumed his law practice.
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