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Walter Acker Sr. (born c.1845) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Mississippi, about 1845.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1883, 1925-29.
Burial location unknown.
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George Adams (1784-1844) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., August
1, 1784.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1810-11, 1814; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1828-29; U.S.
Attorney for Mississippi, 1830-36; U.S.
District Judge for Mississippi, 1836-38; resigned 1838.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
14, 1844 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Robert Huntington Adams (1792-1830) —
also known as Robert H. Adams —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., 1792.
Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1828; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1830; died in office 1830.
Died in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., July 2,
1830 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Natchez
City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.
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Stephen Adams (1807-1857) —
of Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss.
Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., October
17, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1833-34; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1837-45,
1848; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-47; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1850; delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1851; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1852-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 11,
1857 (age 49 years, 206
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Winfred Cooper Adams (b. 1888) —
also known as W. C. Adams —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., May 25,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1920; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Thomas Adams and Virginia (Johnston)
Adams. |
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Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. (1910-1981) —
also known as Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr. —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., May 10,
1910.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
Louisiana
state senate, 1952-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1961-66; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-81; died in
office 1981.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American
Judicature Society.
Died, during treatment for a heart
attack, at Southern Baptist Hospital,
New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
22, 1981 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Lusk Alcorn (1816-1894) —
also known as James L. Alcorn —
of Livingston
County, Ky.; Friars Point, Coahoma
County, Miss.
Born near Golconda, Pope
County, Ill., November
4, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1843; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1846, 1856-57; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1848-54; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1856; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Mississippi, 1870-71; defeated, 1873; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1871-77.
Slaveowner.
Died in Friars Point, Coahoma
County, Miss., December
20, 1894 (age 78 years, 46
days).
Interment at Alcorn
Cemetery, Friars Point, Miss.
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Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) —
also known as Julian P. Alexander —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
7, 1887.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Newcomen
Society; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, while a spectator at the Sugar Bowl football
game, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
1, 1953 (age 65 years, 25
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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James Monroe Alford (1876-1957) —
also known as J. M. Alford —
of Tylertown, Walthall
County, Miss.
Born in Pike
County, Miss., August
19, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1924,
1928.
Died in Walthall
County, Miss., May 3,
1957 (age 80 years, 257
days).
Interment at Tylertown Cemetery, Tylertown, Miss.
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Presumably named
for: James
Monroe |
| | | Relatives: Son of Leander Raiford
Alford and Sophronia Curtis (Strickland) Alford; married to Eunice
Simmons. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Edward Allen (1896-1973) —
also known as George E. Allen —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss., February
29, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
hotel
business; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1933-38, 1939-40;
resigned 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1936;
Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1943; speechwriter
for Pres. Harry
Truman; director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Close friend of presidents Roosevelt,
Truman,
and Eisenhower.
Died, following a heart
attack, in the Eisenhower Medical
Center, Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., April
23, 1973 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Booneville, Miss.
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John Mills Allen (1846-1917) —
also known as John M. Allen; "Private
John" —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Born in Tishomingo
County, Miss., July 8,
1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; District Attorney, 1st District, 1876-80; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1885-1901;
director, First State Bank,
People's Bank and
Trust Co., Tupelo Cotton
Mills, Tupelo Fertilizer
Factory.
Died in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., October
30, 1917 (age 71 years, 114
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Tupelo, Miss.
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William Haskell Alsup (b. 1945) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., June 27,
1945.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1999-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Daniel Webster Ambrose Jr. (1896-1992) —
also known as Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pickens, Holmes
County, Miss., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; National
Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in February, 1992
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Daniel
Webster |
| | | Relatives: Son of Daniel Webster
Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth (Ambrose) Ambrose; married to Irene N.
Miller. |
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Chapman Levy Anderson (1845-1924) —
also known as Chapman L. Anderson —
of Kosciusko, Attala
County, Miss.
Born near Macon, Noxubee
County, Miss., March
15, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1879-80; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1887-91; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1896-97.
Died April
27, 1924 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Kosciusko
Cemetery, Kosciusko, Miss.
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James Patton Anderson (1822-1872) —
of Hernando, DeSoto
County, Miss.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; near Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., February
16, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1850; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1855-57; delegate
to Florida secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., September
20, 1872 (age 50 years, 217
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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William Dozier Anderson (1862-1952) —
also known as William D. Anderson —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Born in Pontotoc
County, Miss., July 20,
1862.
Lawyer; Lee
County Attorney; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1890; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1890; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1910; appointed 1910.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
6, 1952 (age 89 years, 170
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Tupelo, Miss.
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Garnett Andrews (1837-1903) —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., May 15,
1837.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Mississippi state legislature, 1879-80; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1891-93.
Died May 6,
1903 (age 65 years, 356
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Cemetery, Washington, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Judge Garnett Andrews and Annulet (Ball) Andrews; married 1867 to
Rosalie Champ Beirne. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walter Preston Armstrong (1884-1949) —
also known as Walter P. Armstrong —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun
County, Miss., October
26, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1928,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died July 27,
1949 (age 64 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of George Wells Armstrong and May (Cruthirds) Armstrong; married, November
12, 1912, to Irma Waddell. |
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Joseph Weldon Bailey (1862-1929) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey —
of Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Crystal Springs, Copiah
County, Miss., October
6, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Texas; U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1891-1901; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1901-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1920.
Died, from a coronary
embolism, in a courtroom
while defending a client, in the Grayson County
Courthouse, Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April
13, 1929 (age 66 years, 189
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.
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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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Haley Reeves Barbour (b. 1947) —
also known as Haley Barbour —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., October
22, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1982; lobbyist;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1993-97; Governor of
Mississippi, 2004-12; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Mississippi, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair), 2012.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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William H. Barbour Jr. (b. 1941) —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., February
4, 1941.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1983-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale (b. 1944) —
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
8, 1944.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1990-2009; took
senior status 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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William Taylor Sullivan Barry (1821-1868) —
also known as William T. S. Barry —
of Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss.
Born in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., December
10, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1849-51, 1855; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1853-55; delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., January
29, 1868 (age 46 years, 50
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
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George Tilden Bartlett (1877-1939) —
also known as G. T. Bartlett —
of Linden, Cass
County, Tex.
Born in Tippah
County, Miss., February
2, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1920, 1922.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Texarkana Hospital,
Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., July 12,
1939 (age 62 years, 160
days).
Interment at Linden Cemetery, Linden, Tex.
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Burrill Bunn Battle (1838-1917) —
of Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Hinds
County, Miss., July 24,
1838.
Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1871; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1885-1910.
Died December
21, 1917 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph J. Battle and Nancy (Stricklin) Battle; married 1871 to
Josephine A. Witherspoon. |
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William Henry Becker (1909-1992) —
of Missouri.
Born in Brookhaven, Lincoln
County, Miss., August
26, 1909.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1961-77;
took senior status 1977.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., February
2, 1992 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. (b. 1935) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., July 1,
1935.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1975-84; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1984-.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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John Black (1800-1854) —
of Monroe, Franklin
County, Miss.; Winchester,
Va.
Born in Virginia, August
11, 1800.
School
teacher; lawyer; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1826-32; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1832-33, 1833-38; resigned 1838; sugar cane
planter.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Winchester,
Va., August
29, 1854 (age 54 years, 18
days).
Interment at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Innis, La.
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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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Alexander John Boarman (1839-1916) —
also known as Aleck Boarman —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., December
10, 1839.
Republican. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1865-67; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1872-73; circuit
judge in Louisiana, 1877-81; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1881-1916;
died in office 1916.
Died in Loon Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., August
30, 1916 (age 76 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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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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Robert Montgomery Bourdeaux (1882-1958) —
also known as Robert M. Bourdeaux —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., March
14, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1925-27; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1933-38.
Episcopalian.
Died May 30,
1958 (age 76 years, 77
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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Eaton Jackson Bowers (1865-1939) —
also known as Eaton J. Bowers —
of Bay St. Louis, Hancock
County, Miss.; Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Canton, Madison
County, Miss., June 17,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1886-1900; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Mississippi; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1896-1900; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1900,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1900-02; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1903-11.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
26, 1939 (age 74 years, 131
days).
Interment at Cedar
Rest Cemetery, Bay St. Louis, Miss.
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Charles Louis Brachfield (1871-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Brachfield —
of Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., January
10, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate 8th District, 1903-06; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1916;
Rusk
County Judge.
Jewish.
Died in Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex., June 6,
1947 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Brachfield and Henrietta 'Yetta'
Brachfield. |
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David C. Bramlette (b. 1939) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Woodville, Wilkinson
County, Miss., 1939.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1991-.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Kewanee, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1932.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Scott |
| | | Relatives: Son of Joshua Randolph
Brower and Elizabeth Judieth (Ingram) Brower; married 1920 to
Elizabeth Jordan. |
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Albert Gallatin Brown (1813-1880) —
also known as Albert G. Brown —
of Terry, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., May 31,
1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1835-39; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1839-41, 1847-53 (at-large
1839-41, 4th District 1847-53); circuit judge in Mississippi,
1842-43; Governor of
Mississippi, 1844-48; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1854-61; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Senator
from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died near Terry, Hinds
County, Miss., June 12,
1880 (age 67 years, 12
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Charles William Buck (1849-1930) —
also known as Charles W. Buck —
of Woodford
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., March
17, 1849.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1885-89.
Died in Jefferson
County, Ky., November
30, 1930 (age 81 years, 258
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Thomas Jefferson Busby (1884-1964) —
also known as T. Jeff Busby —
of Houston, Chickasaw
County, Miss.
Born near Short, Tishomingo
County, Miss., July 26,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chickasaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Houston, Chickasaw
County, Miss., October
18, 1964 (age 80 years, 84
days).
Interment at Houston
Cemetery, Houston, Miss.
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Adam Monroe Byrd (1859-1912) —
also known as Adam M. Byrd —
of Philadelphia, Neshoba
County, Miss.
Born in Sumter
County, Ala., July 6,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1889; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1896; chancery judge in
Mississippi, 1897-1903; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1903-11.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., June 21,
1912 (age 52 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Miss.
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Harry Cage (c.1787-1859) —
of Woodville, Wilkinson
County, Miss.; near Houma, Terrebonne
Parish, La.
Born in Sumner
County, Tenn., about 1787.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1829-32; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1833-35.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1859
(age about
72 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Wilkinson County, Miss.
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George Calhoon —
of Kentucky; Madison
County, Miss.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1836.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Solomon Saladin Calhoon (1838-1908) —
also known as S. S. Calhoon —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.; Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Canton, Madison
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born near Brandenburg, Meade
County, Ky., January
2, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Gov. William
McWillie, 1857; newspaper
editor; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1876-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1900-08; appointed 1900; died in
office 1908.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
10, 1908 (age 70 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Josiah Abigail Patterson Campbell (1830-1917) —
also known as J. A. P. Campbell —
of Kosciusko, Attala
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., March 2,
1830.
Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1851-59; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1859; delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1870; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1876-94; chief
justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1891-94.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., January
10, 1917 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, 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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George H. Carley (b. 1938) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
24, 1938.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1966; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1979-93; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Carley, Jr. and Dorothy (Holmes) Carley; married 1960 to Sandra
M. Lineberger. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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Charles Hardy Carr (b. 1903) —
also known as Charles H. Carr —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Coahoma, Coahoma
County, Miss., August
18, 1903.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1943-46.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Hardy Carr and MaiBelle (Landers) Carr; married, August
1, 1936, to Margaret (Applewhite) Cole. |
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William Henry Carroll (1842-1915) —
also known as William H. Carroll —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Panola
County, Miss., February
18, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; cotton
dealer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1876
(speaker),
1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for Presidential Elector
for Tennessee.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
14, 1915 (age 73 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Clendinen Catchings (1847-1927) —
also known as Thomas C. Catchings —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Hinds
County, Miss., January
11, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1875-77; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1877-85; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1885-1901; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., December
24, 1927 (age 80 years, 347
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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H. H. Chalmers —
Lawyer; law partner of T. W.
White; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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James Ronald Chalmers (1831-1898) —
also known as James R. Chalmers —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born near Lynchburg, Halifax
County, Va., January
12, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1852;
delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1877-82, 1884-85 (6th District
1877-82, 2nd District 1884-85).
Slaveowner.
Died, from complications of the grippe,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 9,
1898 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Joseph Williams Chalmers (1806-1853) —
also known as Joseph W. Chalmers —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., 1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1845-47.
Slaveowner.
Died June 16,
1853 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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George Earle Chamberlain (1854-1928) —
also known as George E. Chamberlain —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., January
1, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1880-84; Oregon
state attorney general, 1891-95; appointed 1891; Governor of
Oregon, 1903-09; resigned 1909; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1904
(speaker),
1924
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1909-21; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912;
member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1928 (age 74 years, 190
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) —
also known as Walter M. Chandler —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Yazoo
County, Miss., December
8, 1867.
Cowboy;
school
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;
defeated (Republican), 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924.
Died, from a heart
attack and intestinal
malady, in Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1935 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (1809-1884) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., April
24, 1809.
Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1830-34; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1835-37, 1837-38.
Slaveowner.
Died near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., May 17,
1884 (age 75 years, 23
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.
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William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817) —
also known as William C. C. Claiborne —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Sussex
County, Va., 1775.
Lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; state court
judge in Tennessee, 1796; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1797-1801; Governor
of Mississippi Territory, 1801-04; Governor
of Orleans Territory, 1804-12; Governor of
Louisiana, 1812-16; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1817; died in office 1817.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Fought a duel
with Daniel Clark on June 8, 1807; he was wounded in the thigh.
Died of a liver
ailment, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., November
23, 1817 (age about 42
years).
Originally entombed at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.; re-entombed in 1872 at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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James Paul Clarke (1854-1916) —
also known as James P. Clarke —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., August
18, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1886-88; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1888-92; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1892-94; Governor of
Arkansas, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1900,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1908,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1903-16; died in office 1916.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
1, 1916 (age 62 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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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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Nicholas Daniel Coleman (1800-1874) —
of Kentucky; Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., April
22, 1800.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1829-31; postmaster at
Vicksburg,
Miss., 1841-44.
Slaveowner.
Died in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., May 11,
1874 (age 74 years, 19
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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James William Collier (1872-1933) —
also known as James W. Collier —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born near Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., September
28, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1896-99; Warren
County Circuit Clerk, 1899; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 8th District, 1909-33; member,
U.S. Tariff Commission, 1933; died in office 1933.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
28, 1933 (age 61 years, 0
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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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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William Meyers Colmer (1890-1980) —
also known as William M. Colmer —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.
Born in Moss Point, Jackson
County, Miss., February
11, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Jackson
County Attorney, 1921-27; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1933-73 (6th District 1933-63,
5th District 1963-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1936,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Alpha; Elks.
Died in Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss., September
9, 1980 (age 90 years, 211
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Pascagoula, Miss.
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John H. Cook (b. 1874) —
of Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.
Born in Jasper
County, Miss., February
27, 1874.
School
teacher; postmaster;
lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1922; U.S. Marshal, 1922-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1925-29;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1928.
Methodist.
German,
English,
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marshall Cook and Susan (Mounger) Cook; married 1900 to Annie
Griffith. |
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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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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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Lewis Wesley Cutrer (1904-1981) —
also known as Lewis W. Cutrer —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Osyka, Pike
County, Miss., November
5, 1904.
Lawyer; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1958-63; defeated, 1963.
Died in a hospital
at Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 7,
1981 (age 76 years, 183
days).
Interment at Memorial
Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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