William Alexander Percy
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1885 – 1942
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Who was William Alexander Percy?
William Alexander Percy, was a lawyer, planter, and poet from Greenville, Mississippi. His autobiography Lanterns on the Levee became a bestseller. His father LeRoy Percy was the last United States Senator from Mississippi elected by the legislature. In a largely Protestant state, the younger Percy championed the Roman Catholicism of his French mother.
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- Born
- May 14, 1885
Greenville - Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Died
- Jan 21, 1942
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on July 23, 2013
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