Hugh McQueen Street

Hugh McQueen Street (January 7, 1833 – May 31, 1920) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1880, 1890 to 1894, and from 1908 to 1912. He was its Speaker in four different stints (1873–1874, 1876–1878, 1892–1894, 1908–1912).

Early life and family Hugh McQueen Street was born on January 7, 1833, in Moore County, North Carolina. He was of Scottish ancestry. Street was re-elected in 1891 for a four-year term and, at the beginning of the session in 1892, was elected Speaker again, by a close 61–59 vote over James S. Madison. He resigned from the term during the legislature's 1894 session.

Later life Street died at his home in Meridian, Mississippi, on May 31, 1920.

Personal life Street married Charlotte Elizabeth Prindle on November 2, 1858. Street then married Charlotte Augusta Ryder on October 13, 1887. As of 1908, Street had five living children: Charles R., Albert J., Bessie Lee (Street) Coburn, Ethel, and Lottie Prentiss (Street) Champenois.