John R. Dinsmore

John Robert Dinsmore Sr. (January 18, 1855 - April 27, 1900) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Macon, Mississippi. He was the President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate in 1900 and also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1892 to 1900.

Biography John Robert DInsmore was born near Macon, Mississippi, on January 18, 1855. He was the son of Andrew McDonald Dinsmore and Minerva Barton (Beauchamp) Dinsmore.

Career Dinsmore was elected to be Mayor of Macon in 1880 in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1892-1896 term. Dinsmore served in both sessions of the term, held in 1892 and 1894. On November 7, 1895, Dinsmore was elected to another four-year term (the 1896–1900 term) in the House. He served in all three of that term's sessions, held in 1896, 1897, and 1898.

In 1899, Dinsmore was elected to represent the 16th District in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1900–1904 term. He was unanimously elected to be the senate's president pro tempore for the four years of that term.

While still in office, Dinsmore died of apoplexy at his home in Macon, Mississippi, on April 27, 1900. He was considered a leading figure in the Mississippi bar at the time of his death.

Personal life Dinsmore was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church. They also had a son, John Robert Jr. (born July 4, 1892), who married Mary Chastellette Avery on September 22, 1917, and served as a Captain in the U.S. Infantry during World War I and was elected to the Mississippi House himself in 1919 for the 1920–1924 term.