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William A. Allain (1928-2013) —
also known as Bill Allain —
of Mississippi.
Born in Washington, Adams
County, Miss., February
14, 1928.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1979-83; Governor of
Mississippi, 1984-88.
Catholic.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Dominic Hospital,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
2, 2013 (age 85 years, 291
days).
Interment at Natchez
City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1968;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair, 1968;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane
crash, somewhere in Alaska, October
16, 1972 (age 58 years, 244
days). The wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;
married, January
22, 1938, to Corinne
Claiborne; father of Barbara
Boggs Sigmund, Thomas
Hale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts. |
| | | Boggs Peak
in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: Gary
Boulard, The
Big Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and Leander
Perez |
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John Patrick Henry Culkin (1887-1951) —
also known as J. H. Culkin —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Oak Ridge, Warren
County, Miss., April
17, 1887.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; newspaper
editor; Warren
County Superintendent of Education, 1912-26; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1928;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1929-42.
Catholic. Irish, English,
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Woodmen;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1951
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | | Relatives: Son of Patrick Lawrence
Culkin and Elizabeth (Hearn) Culkin; married, July 12,
1915, to Clara Augusta Linstrom. |
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Catherine Fitzpatrick (1887-1955) —
also known as Katy Fitzpatrick —
of Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss., January, 1887.
Postmaster at Pass
Christian, Miss., 1931-50.
Female.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss., 1955
(age about
68 years).
Interment at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Pass Christian, Miss.
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Hugh Washington Fitzpatrick (1894-1951) —
of Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss., July 3,
1894.
Republican. Acting postmaster at Pass
Christian, Miss., 1923-24; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Gulfport,
Miss., 1924-29.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss., April 3,
1951 (age 56 years, 274
days).
Interment at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Pass Christian, Miss.
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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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Michael Joseph Mulvihill (1855-1935) —
also known as M. J. Mulvihill —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in La Salle
County, Ill., July 17,
1855.
Republican. Postmaster at Vicksburg,
Miss., 1902-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
member of Republican
National Committee from Mississippi, 1920.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., November
21, 1935 (age 80 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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Steven McCarty Palazzo (b. 1970) —
also known as Steven Palazzo —
of Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., February
21, 1970.
Republican. Accountant;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 2006-10; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 2011-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2012.
Catholic. Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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Vicente Ros (1851-1931) —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.
Born in Barcelona, Spain,
February
12, 1851.
Lumber
business; Vice-Consul
for Mexico in Pascagoula,
Miss., 1892-1903; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Scranton,
Miss., 1895-1903; Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Pascagoula,
Miss., 1898-1903; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Pascagoula,
Miss., 1900-07.
Catholic. Spanish
ancestry.
Died in Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss., February
1, 1931 (age 79 years, 354
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Pascagoula, Miss.
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Gary Eugene Taylor (b. 1953) —
also known as Gene Taylor —
of Bay St. Louis, Hancock
County, Miss.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
17, 1953.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1984-89; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1989-2003 (5th District
1989-2003, 4th District 2003); defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard Alvin Tonry (1935-2012) —
also known as Richard A. Tonry —
of Arabi, St.
Bernard Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 25,
1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1977.
Catholic.
Died in Lumberton, Lamar
County, Miss., July 3,
2012 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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