William Alexander Percy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Alexander Percy

American writer

Date of Birth: 14-May-1885

Place of Birth: Greenville, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1942

Profession: poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About William Alexander Percy

  • William Alexander Percy (May 14, 1885 – January 21, 1942), was a lawyer, planter, and poet from Greenville, Mississippi.
  • His autobiography Lanterns on the Levee (Knopf 1941) 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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