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William Alexander Percy

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William Alexander Percy

American writer (1885–1942)

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About William Alexander Percy

William Alexander Percy was a lawyer, planter, and poet from Greenville, Mississippi. His autobiography Lanterns on the Levee 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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Occupation: poet, writer
Citizenship: United States
Born: May 14, 1885
Died: January 21, 1942

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