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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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Milton Brough and Flora M. (Thompson) Brough; married, June 17, 1908, to Anne Wade Roark.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Charles Hillman Brough: Foy Lisenby, Charles Hillman Brough: A Biography
  William Garner Burgin (b. 1892) — of Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Miss. Born July 4, 1892. School teacher; college professor; member of Mississippi state senate 23rd District, 1936. Member, Pi Gamma Mu; Freemasons; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Augustus Burgin and Nancy Myrtis (Garner) Burgin; married, July 24, 1919, to Susie Will Gunter; married, June 22, 1929, to Florence Knight Ramond.
  Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851-1928) — also known as Jacob M. Dickinson — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., January 30, 1851. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1891-93; law professor; general counsel, Illinois Central Railroad, 1899-1909; U.S. Secretary of War, 1909-11. Member, Izaak Walton League. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 13, 1928 (age 77 years, 318 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dickinson and Anna (McGavock) Dickinson; married, April 20, 1876, to Martha Maxwell Overton; uncle of Henry Dickinson Lindsley.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Nathaniel Ethridge Jr. (1912-1971) — of Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss. Born in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., August 3, 1912. Lawyer; law professor; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1950-71; died in office 1971; chief justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1966-71; died in office 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died July 29, 1971 (age 58 years, 360 days). Interment at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of William Nathaniel Ethridge and Laura Mae (Ramage) Ethridge; married, December 14, 1946, to Lura Elizabeth Clark.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Frank Gailor (1856-1935) — also known as Thomas F. Gailor — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., September 17, 1856. Democrat. Episcopal priest; university professor; bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, 1898-1935; chancellor, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., 1908-35; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1924. Died October 3, 1935 (age 79 years, 16 days). Interment at University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Marion Gailor and Charlotte (Moffett) Gailor; married 1885 to Ellen Douglas Cunningham; father of Frank Hoyt Gailor and Ellen Douglas Gailor (daughter-in-law of Grover Cleveland; who married Richard Folsom Cleveland).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Griffith and Sallie (Whitfield) Griffith; married, May 7, 1879, to Cora Bertha Griffing.
Perry W. Howard 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.
  Relatives: Son of Perry Wilbon Howard and Sarah 'Sallie' Howard; married, August 14, 1907, to Wilhelmina Lucas.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Public Library
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Clarence Lee Sivley (1871-1936) — also known as Clarence L. Sivley — of Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss. Born in Raymond, Hinds County, Miss., March 14, 1871. Democrat. Law professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1904 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee). Died in Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss., March 13, 1936 (age 64 years, 365 days). Interment at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of William Rufus Sivley and Lelia Josephine (Stokes) Sivley; married 1899 to Minnie Clopton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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