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Gabriel Augustus Bodenheim (1873-1957) —
also known as G. A. Bodenheim;
"Bodie" —
of Longview, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., August
13, 1873.
Democrat. Cotton
buyer; insurance business; mayor
of Longview, Tex., 1904-16, 1918-20; defeated, 1920; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Texas.
Died in Longview, Gregg
County, Tex., August
12, 1957 (age 83 years, 364
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Longview, Tex.
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Paul Capdevielle (1844-1922) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1844.
Democrat. Insurance executive; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1900-04.
Died in Bay St. Louis, Hancock
County, Miss., 1922
(age about
78 years).
Entombed at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, La.
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Edward Hull Crump (1874-1954) —
also known as Edward H. Crump; Ed Crump; "Boss
Crump" —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., October
2, 1874.
Democrat. Head, E. H. Crump Buggy
Manufacturing Co.; president, E. H. Crump & Co. (involved in banking,
real
estate, and insurance); mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1910-16, 1940; resigned 1916; proceedings were
brought for his ouster
as mayor in 1915-16, based on charges
that he failed to
enforce state liquor
laws; when the ouster suit was upheld by the state supreme court,
he resigned;
Shelby
County Treasurer, 1917-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1931-35 (10th District 1931-33,
9th District 1933-35); member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1936-45.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
16, 1954 (age 80 years, 14
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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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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Gillespie V. Montgomery (1920-2006) —
also known as G. V. 'Sonny' Montgomery —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., August
5, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; insurance business;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1956-66; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1967-97 (4th District 1967-73,
3rd District 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1996.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 2005.
Died, in Jeff Anderson Regional Medical
Center, Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., May 12,
2006 (age 85 years, 280
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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Henry M. Scales (1869-1918) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., March
13, 1869.
Lawyer;
real
estate and insurance business; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1907-10; resigned 1910.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
15, 1918 (age 49 years, 277
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Campaign slogan
(1907): "Let The People Rule." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of Oklahoma
City |
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