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James Arden Barnett (b. 1924) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
4, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1960;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1964-68; member of Mississippi
state senate 27th District, 1968-71; chancery judge in
Mississippi, 1971-73.
Baptist. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arden Barnett and Vera (Turner) Barnett; married, March 4,
1945, to Lucy Owen. |
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Ross Robert Barnett (1898-1987) —
also known as Ross Barnett —
of Mississippi.
Born in Leake
County, Miss., January
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1960;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1960-64.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died November
6, 1987 (age 89 years, 288
days).
Interment at Barnett
Cemetery, Standing Pines, Miss.
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Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (1877-1947) —
also known as Theodore G. Bilbo —
of Poplarville, Pearl
River County, Miss.
Born near Poplarville, Pearl River
County, Miss., October
13, 1877.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1912-16; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1916-20, 1928-32; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1935-47; died in office 1947.
Baptist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Ku Klux Klan.
Author
of the book Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization,
which advocated deportation of all Black Americans to Africa. During
the 1946 campaign, in a radio address, he called on "every
red-blooded Anglo-Saxon man in Mississippi to resort to any means to
keep hundreds of Negroes from the polls in the July 2 primary. And if
you don't know what that means, you are just not up to your
persuasive measures." After he won re-election, the Senate, appalled
at his racist
views and tactics, refused to
seat him, and started an investigation.
Died, of mouth
cancer, in a hospital
at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
21, 1947 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Juniper
Grove Cemetery, Near Poplarville, Pearl River County, Miss.
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Charles Avery Blakeney (c.1902-c.1961) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylorsville, Smith
County, Miss., about 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Died about 1961 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Josiah Henry Brinker (1851-1920) —
of Sparta, Chickasaw
County, Miss.; West Point, Clay
County, Miss.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Houston, Chickasaw
County, Miss., October
2, 1851.
Democrat. Merchant;
cotton
dealer; banker;
postmaster at West
Point, Miss., 1887; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1892;
U.S. Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, 1913.
Baptist.
Died in 1920
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harrison Brinker and Kezziah A. (Kilgore) Brinker; married,
December
8, 1870, to Mary A. Montgomery; married, July 17,
1911, to Henrietta (Thomas) Greenwood. |
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Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) —
also known as Charles H. Brough —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clinton, Hinds
County, Miss., July 9,
1876.
Democrat. College
professor; Governor of
Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924.
Baptist. Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Columbian
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died, from a heart
attack, December
26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush (1916-1991) —
also known as Dorothy V. Bush; Dorothy McElroy;
Dorothy Vredenburgh —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Baldwyn, Lee
County, Miss., December
8, 1916.
Democrat. Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1944-89; Convention Secretary
(1944,
1948,
1964,
1968,
1988),
speaker (1944,
1948,
1968,
1988),
member, Arrangements Committee (1964),
, Democratic National Convention.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Beta
Sigma Phi.
Died December
21, 1991 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Entombed at Naples
Memorial Gardens, Naples Park, Fla.
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Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. (1862-1944) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Belleville, Hamilton
County, Fla., January
18, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1901-21; mayor
of Corinth, Miss., 1933-37.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Honor.
Died in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., December
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Henry
Cemetery, Corinth, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezekiel Samuel Candler and Julia (Bevill) Candler; married, April
26, 1883, to Nancy Priscilla Hazlewood; married, January
14, 1924, to Effie Merrill Neuhardt; married, June 21,
1933, to Ottie (Doan) Hardenstein; nephew of Milton
Anthony Candler, Asa
Griggs Candler and John
Slaughter Candler; grandson of Samuel
Charles Candler; grandnephew of Daniel
Gill Candler and Ezekiel
Slaughter Candler; second great-grandson of William
Candler; first cousin of Charles
Murphey Candler; first cousin once removed of Allen
Daniel Candler, William
Ezekiel Candler and George
Scott Candler; second cousin of Thomas
Slaughter Candler; second cousin twice removed of Mark
Anthony Cooper; fourth cousin of Joseph
Meriwether Terrell. |
| | | Political family: Candler
family of Georgia. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Travis Wayne Childers (b. 1958) —
also known as Travis W. Childers —
of Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss.
Born in Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss., March
29, 1958.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; Prentiss
County Chancery Clerk, 1991-2008; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 2008.
Baptist. French,
English,
Spanish,
Italian,
Swiss,
Chickasaw
Indian, and Choctaw
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Thad Cochran (1937-2019) —
also known as Thad Cochran —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss.
Born in Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss., December
7, 1937.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1973-79; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1979-2018; resigned 2018; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008,
2012.
Baptist. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, from renal
failure, in Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss., May 30,
2019 (age 81 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Holmes Cochran and Emma Grace (Berry) Cochran; married 1964 to Rose
Clayton; married, May 23,
2015, to Kay Webber. |
| | | The Thad Cochran U.S.
Courthouse, in Jackson,
Mississippi, is named for
him. — The Thad Cochran Center building,
at the University
of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
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James Plemon Coleman (1914-1991) —
also known as J. P. Coleman —
of Ackerman, Choctaw
County, Miss.
Born in Ackerman, Choctaw
County, Miss., January
9, 1914.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Aaron
Lane Ford, 1935-39; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1940,
1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; circuit judge in
Mississippi, 1947-50; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1950; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1950-56; Governor of
Mississippi, 1956-60; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1960-64; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1965-.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died September
28, 1991 (age 77 years, 262
days).
Interment at Enon
Cemetery, Ackerman, Miss.
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Clifford Davis (1897-1970) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Hazlehurst, Copiah
County, Miss., November
18, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
city judge in Tennessee, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,
10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Moose; Elks; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1970 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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James Porter Dean (b. 1933) —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., August
26, 1933.
Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1966-.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1967.
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Lawrence Russell Ellzey (1891-1977) —
also known as Russell Ellzey —
of Wesson, Copiah
County, Miss.
Born near Wesson, Copiah
County, Miss., March
20, 1891.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1932-35.
Baptist.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
7, 1977 (age 86 years, 262
days).
Interment at Wesson
Cemetery, Wesson, Miss.
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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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Ezekiel Candler Gathings (1903-1979) —
also known as Ezekiel C. Gathings —
of West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark.
Born in Prairie, Monroe
County, Miss., November
10, 1903.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1939-69.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark., May 2,
1979 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Crittenden
Memorial Park, Marion, Ark.
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Benjamin Whitfield Griffith (b. 1853) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born near Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., January
3, 1853.
College
professor; lawyer; banker; mayor
of Vicksburg, Miss., 1905-09; Warren
County Treasurer, 1912-16.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Griffith and Sallie (Whitfield) Griffith; married, May 7,
1879, to Cora Bertha Griffing. |
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Lee Davis Hall (1893-1963) —
also known as Lee D. Hall —
of Columbia, Marion
County, Miss.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., November
20, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Mayor of Columbia, Miss., 1923-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1936;
justice
of Mississippi state supreme court, 1949-61.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died October
30, 1963 (age 69 years, 344
days).
Interment at Columbia City Cemetery, Columbia, Miss.
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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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Horace H. Harned Jr. (b. 1920) —
of Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss.
Born in State College, Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss., July 27,
1920.
Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1952-56; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1960-64, 1966-.
Baptist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Gregg Livingston Harper (b. 1956) —
also known as Gregg Harper —
of Pearl, Rankin
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., June 1,
1956.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Rankin County Republican Party, 2000-07; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 2000,
2004,
2008,
2012;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 2009-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1913-18.
Baptist or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Chester Trent Lott (b. 1941) —
also known as Trent Lott —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., October
9, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. William
M. Colmer, 1968-72; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1973-89; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1989-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2021.
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John Henry Marsalis (1904-1971) —
also known as John H. Marsalis —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in McComb, Pike
County, Miss., May 9,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; District Attorney, 10th
District, 1944-48; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1952; district judge in Colorado, 1955-62.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., June 26,
1971 (age 67 years, 48
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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C. Robert Marsh —
of Laurel, Jones
County, Miss.; Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Mississippi.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1988.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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Daniel Rayford McGehee (1883-1962) —
also known as Dan R. McGehee —
of Meadville, Franklin
County, Miss.
Born in Little Springs, Franklin
County, Miss., September
10, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1924-28, 1932-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1924
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1948
(alternate); member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1935-47.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in Meadville, Franklin
County, Miss., February
9, 1962 (age 78 years, 152
days).
Interment at Midway
Cemetery, Meadville, Miss.
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Edmond Favor Noel (1856-1927) —
of Lexington, Holmes
County, Miss.
Born near Lexington, Holmes
County, Miss., March 4,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1881-82; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1895-1903, 1920-27; served in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Mississippi, 1908-12; first
chairman of first
conference of governors, 1908.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died July 30,
1927 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Lexington, Miss.
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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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Frederick Waldron Phelps (1929-2014) —
also known as Fred Phelps —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
13, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; disbarred
by the state of Kansas in 1979 over harassment
of a court reporter and perjury
during the proceedings; in 1985, nine Federal judges filed a
disciplinary complaint against him over alleged false
accusations, which led to an agreement that he cease law
practice in Federal court; pastor of
the Westboro Baptist Church, which is widely
reviled for its extreme hatred
of homosexuals, and its tactics, such as picketing at military
funerals; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1990, 1994, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1992; candidate for mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1993, 1997.
Baptist.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March
19, 2014 (age 84 years, 126
days).
Cremated.
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Charles Willis Pickering, Sr. (b. 1937) —
also known as Charles W. Pickering —
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., May 29,
1937.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1972-80; Mississippi
Republican state chair, 1976-78; candidate for Mississippi
state attorney general, 1979; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi,
1990-2004; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 2004; retired 2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2010.
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Charles Willis Pickering Jr. (b. 1963) —
also known as Charles W. Pickering; Chip
Pickering —
of Laurel, Jones
County, Miss.; Flora, Madison
County, Miss.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., August
10, 1963.
Republican. Legislative aide to U.S. Senator Trent
Lott, 1992-96; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1997-2009; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008;
lobbyist
for Cellular South wireless
telephone provider.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Percy Edwards Quin (1872-1932) —
also known as Percy E. Quin —
of McComb, Pike
County, Miss.
Born near Liberty, Amite
County, Miss., October
30, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1900-02; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1913-32; died in
office 1932.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1932 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Interment at Natchez
City Cemetery, Natchez, 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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Prentiss Lafayette Walker (1917-1998) —
also known as Prentiss Walker —
of Mize, Smith
County, Miss.
Born near Taylorsville, Smith
County, Miss., August
23, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1965-67; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1966 (Republican), 1972 (Independent).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions.
Died in a hospital
at Magee, Simpson
County, Miss., June 5,
1998 (age 80 years, 286
days).
Interment at Zion
Hill Cemetery, Smith County, Miss.
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Elton Watkins (1881-1956) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Newton, Newton
County, Miss., 1881.
Democrat. FBI
agent; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1923-25; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Oregon.
Baptist.
Died in 1956
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Hills Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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James Weir (1802-1885) —
of Yalobusha
County, Miss.; Grenada
County, Miss.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March 5,
1802.
Planter;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1849-52.
Presbyterian;
later Baptist.
Died in Cadaretta, Webster
County, Miss., May 12,
1885 (age 83 years, 68
days).
Interment at Lamon's
Cemetery, South Graysport, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wier and Mary (Hamilton) Wier; married to Elizabeth Evans
and Elizabeth Jane Pruett. |
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William Madison Whittington (1878-1962) —
also known as William M. Whittington —
of Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss.
Born in Little Springs, Franklin
County, Miss., May 4,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton grower;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1916-20, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1925-51; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940,
1948.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died of a heart
attack in Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss., August
20, 1962 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Greenwood, Miss.
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Roger F. Wicker (b. 1951) —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Born in Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss., July 5,
1951.
Republican. Staff for U.S. Rep Trent
Lott, 1980-82; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1988-94; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1995-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008,
2012.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Bell Williams (1918-1983) —
of Raymond, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Raymond, Hinds
County, Miss., December
4, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1947-68 (7th District 1947-53,
4th District 1953-63, 3rd District 1963-68); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1968-72.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Lost
his lower left arm in a bomber crash during World War II.
Died in Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss., March
25, 1983 (age 64 years, 111
days).
Interment at Raymond
Cemetery, Raymond, Miss.
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John Archibald Woodson (b. 1843) —
of Meagher
County, Mont.; Washington
County, Miss.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., May 28,
1843.
Democrat. Meagher
County Sheriff; member of Montana state legislature, 1890.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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