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Thomas Lowry Bailey (1888-1946) —
also known as Thomas L. Bailey —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born near Maben, Webster
County, Miss., January
6, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1916-40; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1924-36; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928,
1944;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1944-46; died in office 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Kappa
Sigma; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in the Governor's
Mansion, Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., November
2, 1946 (age 58 years, 300
days).
Interment somewhere
in Meridian, Miss.
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Earl Leroy Brewer (1869-1942) —
also known as Earl Brewer —
of Water Valley, Yalobusha
County, Miss.; Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Carroll
County, Miss., August
11, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1896-1900; Governor of
Mississippi, 1912-16; defeated, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1912
(speaker),
1916,
1920
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., March
10, 1942 (age 72 years, 211
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clarksdale, Miss.
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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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Benjamin Franklin Cameron Jr. (1890-1964) —
also known as Ben F. Cameron —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., December
14, 1890.
School
teacher; lawyer;
attorney for railroads
and Southern Bell Telephone;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1929-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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William Donald Cameron (1846-1909) —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Lauderdale
County, Miss., April 5,
1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Lauderdale
County Circuit Clerk, 1871; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1900,
1904.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died June 11,
1909 (age 63 years, 67
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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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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Ross Alexander Collins (1880-1968) —
also known as Ross A. Collins —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Collinsville, Lauderdale
County, Miss., April
25, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1911-19; candidate for Governor of
Mississippi, 1919; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1921-35, 1937-43;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1934 (primary), 1947.
Presbyterian
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., July 14,
1968 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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George Waddel Currie (b. 1885) —
also known as George W. Currie —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Covington
County, Miss., October
18, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; chair of
Forrest County Democratic Party, 1920-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward James Currie and Lucy (Westbrook) Currie; married, June 12,
1912, to Anita Gibon. |
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
also known as R. V. Fletcher —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; general
attorney, Illinois Central Railroad,
1911.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26,
1893, to Etta Childers. |
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Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) —
also known as Thomas P. Gore —
of Texas; Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Embry, Webster
County, Miss., December
10, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1898; member
Oklahoma territorial council, 1903-05; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1928;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen;
Elks.
Blind
due to an accident suffered when he was a boy; first
blind member of the U.S. Senate.
Died March
16, 1949 (age 78 years, 96
days).
Originally entombed at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; later interred in 1949 at
Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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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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Byron Patton Harrison (1881-1941) —
also known as Pat Harrison —
of Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Crystal Springs, Copiah
County, Miss., August
29, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1911-19; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1919-41; died in office 1941; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1941 (age 59 years, 297
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gulfport, Miss.
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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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Henry Floyd Samuels (1869-1948) —
also known as H. F. Samuels —
of Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Washington
County, Miss., April 4,
1869.
Lawyer;
Shoshone
County Attorney, 1898-1900; developed zinc, lead and silver mining in
Idaho; built the Samuels Hotel in
1907; banker;
candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1918 (Democratic), 1922 (Progressive), 1924 (Progressive);
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1926.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1948
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Sequim
View Cemetery, Near Sequim, Clallam County, Wash.
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Hubert Durrett Stephens (1875-1946) —
also known as Hubert D. Stephens —
of New Albany, Union
County, Miss.
Born in New Albany, Union
County, Miss., July 2,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1911-21; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1923-35; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks.
Died near New Albany, Union
County, Miss., March
14, 1946 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Pythian
Cemetery, New Albany, Miss.
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George Malone Yarbrough (b. 1916) —
of Red Banks, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Red Banks, Marshall
County, Miss., August
15, 1916.
Democrat. Farmer; cattle
dealer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1953-56; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1956-66; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights of Pythias; Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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