Representative William Webb Venable

William Webb Venable served as a Representative from Mississippi in the United States Congress from 1915 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, William Webb Venable contributed to the legislative process during 3 terms in office.

William Webb Venable’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, William Webb Venable participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

William Webb Venable (September 25, 1880 – August 2, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Clinton, Mississippi, Venable moved with his parents to Memphis, Tennessee, returned to Clinton, Mississippi, in 1891. He attended public and private schools. He was graduated from Mississippi College at Clinton in 1898, from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1899, and from the law department of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1905. He was admitted to the bar in 1905 and commenced practice in Meridian, Mississippi. He served as prosecuting attorney of Lauderdale County from April to October 1910, when he was appointed district attorney. He served in the latter capacity until January 1, 1915, when he resigned. He served as judge of the tenth judicial district of Mississippi from 1915 until his resignation in December 1916. Venable was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel A. Witherspoon. He was reelected to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses and served from January 4, 1916, to March 3, 1921. He was an unsuccessful for renomination. Practiced law Clarksdale, Mississippi. He died in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 2, 1948. He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery, Meridian, Mississippi.