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Daniel Webster Ambrose Jr. (1896-1992) —
also known as Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pickens, Holmes
County, Miss., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; National
Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in February, 1992
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Daniel
Webster |
| | | Relatives: Son of Daniel Webster
Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth (Ambrose) Ambrose; married to Irene N.
Miller. |
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Marion S. Barry Jr. (1936-2014) —
also known as Marion Barry —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Itta Bena, Leflore
County, Miss., March 6,
1936.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1972
(alternate), 1980,
1988
(speaker),
1996;
mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1979-91, 1995-99; convicted
in 1990 of misdemeanor cocaine
possession after being caught on videotape smoking
crack cocaine; sentenced
to six months in prison.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 2014 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Debra Marie Brown (b. 1963) —
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., 1963.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, 2013-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) —
also known as Blanche K. Bruce —
of Floreyville (unknown
county), Miss.
Born in slavery
near Farmville, Prince
Edward County, Va., March 1,
1841.
Republican. School
teacher; planter; Bolivar
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1872-75; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1875-81; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1880,
1884;
Register of the U.S. Treasury, 1881, 1897-98; District of Columbia
Recorder of Deeds, 1891-93.
African ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 1898 (age 57 years, 16
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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H. C. Carter —
of Mississippi.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1880.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Hal Carter —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Douglas Conner —
of Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1996.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., 1924.
Socialist. Painter;
factory
worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970.
African ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in a hospital
in Alameda
County, Calif., March
24, 2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Coles Diggs Sr. (1894-1967) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tallula, Issaquena
County, Miss., January
2, 1894.
Mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1937-44; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
in a different bribery
case in 1945; tried
and convicted;
charged
again on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1948 (Republican
primary), 1952 (Democratic primary).
African ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park East, Warren, Mich.
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Johnny DuPree —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Mayor
of Hattiesburg, Miss., 2001-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Albert Michael Espy (b. 1953) —
also known as Mike Espy —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., November
30, 1953.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1987-93; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1988
(speaker);
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1993.
African ancestry.
Indicted
August 27, 1997, on 30 criminal counts based on acceptance
of gifts from organizations and individuals doing business with
the Agriculture Department; acquitted December 2, 1998.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rosetta A. Ferguson (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Florence, Rankin
County, Miss., July 1,
1920.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (9th District 1965-72,
20th District 1973-78).
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Gaberil Sexton and Earnie Sexton. |
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Bettye Gilmore —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Katie Hall (1938-2012) —
also known as Katie Beatrice Green —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., April 3,
1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1974; member of Indiana
state senate, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1982-85.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died, in Methodist Hospital
(Northlake Campus), Gary, Lake
County, Ind., February
20, 2012 (age 73 years, 323
days).
Interment at Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Ill.
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Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) —
also known as Fannie Lou Townsend —
Born in Montgomery
County, Miss., October
6, 1917.
Civil rights and voting rights activist; founder of Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party; in September 1962, in retaliation for her
attempt to vote, she was shot
at in a drive-by shooting; in 1963, along with other civil
rights activists en route to a conference, she was arrested,
and suffered an almost
fatal beating by police; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1964; candidate for Mississippi
state senate, 1971.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1995.
Died in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., March
14, 1977 (age 59 years, 159
days).
Interment at Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden, Ruleville, Miss.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Lee Townsend and Ella Townsend; married 1945 to Perry
Hamer. |
| | | Epitaph: "I am sick and tired of being
sick and tired." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Aaron Edd Henry (1921-1997) —
also known as Aaron E. Henry —
of Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.
Born July 2,
1921.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1980-96; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1980.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died May 19,
1997 (age 75 years, 321
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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James Hill —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Mississippi, 1879;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1880,
1884,
1888,
1896;
postmaster at Vicksburg,
Miss., 1891-93; member of Republican
National Committee from Mississippi, 1896.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Perry Wilbon Howard Jr. (1877-1961) —
also known as Perry W. Howard —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Ebenezer, Holmes
County, Miss., June 14,
1877.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1912,
1916,
1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Mississippi, 1924-60.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1961 (age 83 years, 232
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Emil A. Jackson (b. 1911) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., February
2, 1911.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; sergeant-at-arms, New York State Senate, 1966-67; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Jackson, Sr. and Florence Mattie (Ross) Jackson; married 1934 to
Mildred Mayo McGrew. |
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Harvey Johnson Jr. —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jackson, Miss., 1997; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Mississippi, 2004.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Benjamin F. Lacey (b. 1867) —
of Shiloh Plantation, Issaquena
County, Miss.
Born in Louisiana, 1867.
Republican. Cotton farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1908.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James Lynch (d. 1870) —
of Mississippi.
Secretary
of state of Mississippi, 1869-70; died in office 1870.
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Died in 1870.
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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John Roy Lynch (1847-1939) —
also known as John R. Lynch —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in slavery
in Concordia
Parish, La., September
10, 1847.
Republican. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1869-73; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1871-73; Mississippi
Republican state chair, 1871-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Mississippi, 1872,
1884
(Temporary
Chair), 1888,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1873-77, 1882-83;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
African ancestry.
Died in 1939
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Irvin Charles Mollison (1898-1962) —
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., December
24, 1898.
Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1945-62; died in office 1962.
African ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1962 (age 63 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willis Elbert Mollison —
also known as W. E. Mollison —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1908.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Welbourne. |
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Joseph E. Ousley (c.1850-1896) —
of Eutaw, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Mississippi, about 1850.
Republican. Bolivar
County Circuit Clerk; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Mississippi, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
African ancestry. Member, Prince
Hall Masons.
Died in Eutaw, Bolivar
County, Miss., October
16, 1896 (age about 46
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ellis Simmons Outlaw (1883-1982) —
also known as Ellis S. Outlaw —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Oktibbeha
County, Miss., November
15, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1944.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Johnson Hansford Outlaw and Jennie (Gandy) Outlaw; married to
Angelina Villasenor; married, August
3, 1932, to Hazel Selvey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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W. W. Phillips —
of Kosciusko, Attala
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1908,
1912,
1924,
1928.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Dovie Theodosia Pickett (1921-2007) —
also known as Dovie T. Pickett; Dovie Theodosia
Carter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hinze, Winston
County, Miss., November
22, 1921.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1972,
1988,
1992
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1978.
Female.
Protestant.
African ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died April
17, 2007 (age 85 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Joseph Piernas (1856-1954) —
also known as L. J. Piernas —
of Bay St. Louis, Hancock
County, Miss.
Born in Bay St. Louis, Hancock
County, Miss., March
19, 1856.
Republican. Postmaster at Bay
St. Louis, Miss., 1889-94, 1898-1911.
African ancestry.
Died in Bay St. Louis, Hancock
County, Miss., July 25,
1954 (age 98 years, 128
days).
Interment at Cedar
Rest Cemetery, Bay St. Louis, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Piernas and Adelle (Labat) Piernas; married to Marie Louise
Barabino. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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F. B. Ransom (b. 1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., July 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., September
27, 1827.
Republican. Minister;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1870; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71; secretary
of state of Mississippi, 1873.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African and Lumbee
Indian ancestry.
First
Black member of the U.S. Senate.
Died, from a stroke,
while attending a church conference,
in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., January
16, 1901 (age 73 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Melvin Jay Reynolds (b. 1952) —
also known as Mel Reynolds —
of Illinois.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., January
8, 1952.
Democrat. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1993-95; defeated in
primary, 1988, 1990; resigned 1995.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Convicted
in 1995 on sexual
misconduct and obstruction
of justice charges and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Convicted
in federal court in 1997 of 15 counts of bank
fraud, wire fraud, and lying to the Federal
Election Commission; sentenced
to 78 more months in prison.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward Segrest —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Josiah Thomas Settle (1850-1915) —
also known as Josiah T. Settle; Joe Settle —
of Panola
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., September
30, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1896,
1900,
1912.
African ancestry.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
16, 1915 (age 64 years, 320
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah Thomas Settle (1799-1869) and Nancy Ann (Graves) Settle;
married to Theresa T. Vogelsang; married 1890 to
Frances McCullough. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Daniel W. Sherrod (1868-1930) —
also known as D. W. Sherrod —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Mississippi, March
10, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
druggist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920.
African ancestry.
Died August
9, 1930 (age 62 years, 152
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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Roscoe Conkling Simmons (d. 1951) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Mississippi.
Republican. Orator,
writer,
columnist
for the Chicago Tribune; first
African-American columnist for a Chicago daily newspaper;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
African ancestry.
Died in 1951.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Roscoe
Conkling |
| | | Relatives: Nephew by marriage of Booker
T. Washington. |
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J. J. Spelman —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1888.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas W. Stringer —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1868,
1888.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennie G. Thompson (b. 1948) —
of Bolton, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Bolton, Hinds
County, Miss., January
28, 1948.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
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