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Le Roy Percy (1860-1929) —
of Greenville, Washington
County, Miss.
Born near Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., November
9, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1892;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1910-13.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
24, 1929 (age 69 years, 45
days).
Interment at Greenville Cemetery.
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George Lawson Sheldon (1870-1960) —
also known as George L. Sheldon —
of Nehawka, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Nehawka, Cass
County, Neb., May 31,
1870.
Son of Lawson
Sheldon and Julia A. (Pallord) Lawson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
farmer;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1907-09; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1908;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Mississippi, 1932; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Mississippi, 1956.
Member, Freemasons.
First
native of Nebraska to serve as Governor.
Died in Mississippi, April 4,
1960 (age 89 years, 309
days).
Interment at Greenville Cemetery.
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Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1865-1923) —
also known as Benjamin G. Humphreys —
of Greenville, Washington
County, Miss.
Born in Claiborne
County, Miss., August
17, 1865.
Son of Benjamin
Grubb Humphreys (1808-1882) and Mildred Hickman (Maury) Humphreys
(1823-1899).
Democrat. Lawyer;
District Attorney 4th Circuit, 1895-1903; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1903-23; died in
office 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1916,
1920.
Died in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., October
16, 1923 (age 58 years, 60
days).
Interment at Greenville Cemetery.
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William Yerger Humphreys (1890-1933) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., September
9, 1890.
Son of Benjamin
Grubb Humphreys.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1923-25.
Died February
26, 1933 (age 42 years, 170
days).
Interment at Greenville Cemetery.
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