Jeff Truly

Jeff Truly (July 21, 1861 – August 25, 1946) was an American jurist and Democratic politician. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1903 to 1906, and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1886.

Early life Jeff Truly was born on July 21, 1861, in Fayette, Mississippi, the son of Confederate Army veteran Richard Harrison Truly and his wife, Mary (Key) Truly. His siblings included a brother named Numa V. (died 1950) and a sister named Eva (–1947) who later married Joseph Withers Power, the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1901 to 1926. Truly attended Lusher's Private Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana, before attending A. D. Campbell's school in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1875. In December 1898, Governor Anselm J, McLaurin appointed Truly to the office of Circuit Judge of Mississippi's Sixth Judicial District. On August 15, 1903, Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino appointed Truly to finish the term. In 1932, Truly was elected to the office of President of the Mississippi State Bar Association.

Personal life and death Truly was a Presbyterian. He married Mattie Whitney on October 23, 1889, in Fayette, Mississippi. They had five children; Everette Geoffrey; Richard Marion; Marjorie; Thelma; and Errick H., who became a lieutenant colonel. Truly died after a long illness at 4 AM on August 25, 1946, in Fayette, Mississippi, and was survived by his widow, his brother Numa, his sister Eva, his three sons, and his two daughters. His funeral service was held at 5 PM the same day.