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'''Myrtis Lucille Gregory Methvin''' (May 2, 1895 – August 5, 1977) was the second woman to serve as [[mayor]] of a community in [[Louisiana]].  The [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Methvin served consecutive terms as mayor of Castor in Bienville Parish from 1933 to 1945.   

'''Myrtis Lucille Gregory Methvin''' (May 2, 1895 – August 5, 1977) was the second woman to serve as [[mayor]] of a community in [[Louisiana]].  The [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Methvin served consecutive terms as mayor of Castor in Bienville Parish from 1933 to 1945.   

The first woman mayor in Louisiana was [[Lula Wardlow]], a [[Methodist]] [[clergy]]woman and the mayor of  Montgomery in Grant Parish from 1926 to 1930.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/|title=Wardlow, Lula|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref>​

The first woman mayor in Louisiana was [[Lula Wardlow]], a [[Methodist]] [[clergy]]woman and the mayor of  Montgomery in Grant Parish from 1926 to 1930.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/|title=Wardlow, Lula|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

 

==Biography==​

==Biography==

===Background===

===Early life===​

 

Myrtis Gregory was the oldest of four children born to Elijah Milton "Lige" Gregory (1864-1937) and the former Anna Sweatt (1872-1958) in Ethel near Kosciusko in  Attala County in central [[Mississippi]]. Elijah and Anna married in 1892.​

Myrtis Gregory was the oldest of four children born to Elijah Milton "Lige" Gregory (1864-1937) and the former Anna Sweatt (1872-1958) in Ethel near Kosciusko in  Attala County in central [[Mississippi]]. Elijah and Anna married in 1892.​

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