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Thomas Green Davidson (1805-1883) —
also known as Thomas G. Davidson —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Coles Creek, Jefferson
County, Miss., August
3, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1833-46, 1874-78, 1880, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1855-61.
Slaveowner.
Died in Springfield, Livingston
Parish, La., September
11, 1883 (age 78 years, 39
days).
Interment at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, La.
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Clifford Davis (1897-1970) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Hazlehurst, Copiah
County, Miss., November
18, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; city judge in Tennessee, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,
10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Moose; Elks; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1970 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Thomas Dick Davis (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas D. Davis —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Born in Macedonia, Forrest
County, Miss., March 7,
1879.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Grenoble, 1915-18; Calais, as of 1919-24; Patras, as of 1926-29; Boulogne-sur-Mer, as of 1932; Saint John, as of 1938-43.
Burial location unknown.
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James Ozro Day (b. 1888) —
also known as James O. Day —
of Mississippi; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Decatur, Newton
County, Miss., November
30, 1888.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Mississippi
state senate 27th District, 1928-32; circuit judge in
Mississippi, 1933; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1942-45.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Marion Day and Eliza P. (Clark) Day; married, October
1, 1918, to Maude Barbara Reeves. |
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Hampton Dellinger (b. 1967) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss., April
30, 1967.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lewis Dent (1823-1874) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 3,
1823.
Lawyer; circuit judge in California; elected 1850; candidate
for Governor of
Mississippi, 1869.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
22, 1874 (age 51 years, 19
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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.
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Wall Doxey (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August
8, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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James Oliver Eastland (1904-1986) —
also known as James O. Eastland; "Slippery
Jim" —
of Morton, Scott
County, Miss.; Ruleville, Sunflower
County, Miss.
Born in Doddsville, Sunflower
County, Miss., November
28, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1928,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941, 1943-79.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died February
19, 1986 (age 81 years, 83
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Forest, Miss.
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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.
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Lester Glenn Fant (1875-1946) —
also known as Lester G. Fant —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., October
29, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1912-14,
1929-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,
1920,
1924
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died December
6, 1946 (age 71 years, 38
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Charles B. Faris (b. 1864) —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born near Charleston, Tallahatchie
County, Miss., October
3, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1891-92; Pemiscot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-99; president, Bank of
Caruthersville, 1898-1910; chair of
Pemiscot County Democratic Party, 1903; circuit judge in Missouri
28th Circuit, 1910-12; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1913-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1919-30.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Charles Feduccia (1910-1978) —
also known as Joe Feduccia —
of Cleveland, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1960;
circuit judge in Mississippi 11th District, 1971-78.
Sicilian
ancestry.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
28, 1978 (age about 68
years).
Interment at New
Cleveland Cemetery, Cleveland, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Salvatore A. Feduccia and Maria Grace (Serio)
Feduccia. |
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Scott Field (1847-1931) —
of Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex.
Born in Canton, Madison
County, Miss., January
26, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer; Robertson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; member of Texas
state senate, 1887-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
20, 1931 (age 84 years, 328
days).
Interment at Calvert
Cemetery, Calvert, Tex.
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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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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney,
Illinois Central Railroad,
1911-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
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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Henry Stuart Foote (1804-1880) —
also known as Henry S. Foote; "Hangman
Foote" —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., February
28, 1804.
Lawyer; co-founder
of LaGrange College, which later became the University of North
Alabama; fought four duels;
fled
Alabama in 1830 to escape
prosecution for dueling;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1847-52; exchanged blows with Thomas
Hart Benton on the floor of the U.S. Senate; Governor of
Mississippi, 1852-54; Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; expelled
from the Confederate Congress in early 1865 for going North on an unauthorized
peace mission; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1876.
Slaveowner.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 19,
1880 (age 76 years, 81
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Aaron Lane Ford (1903-1983) —
of Ackerman, Choctaw
County, Miss.
Born in Potts Camp, Marshall
County, Miss., December
21, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1935-43; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., July 8,
1983 (age 79 years, 199
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Cuthbert, Ga.
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Andrew Fuller Fox (1849-1926) —
also known as Andrew F. Fox —
of West Point, Clay
County, Miss.
Born in Reform, Pickens
County, Ala., April
26, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Mississippi
state senate, 1891-93; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1893-96; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1897-1903.
Died in West Point, Clay
County, Miss., August
29, 1926 (age 77 years, 125
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, West Point, Miss.
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William Doniphan Frazee (1843-1912) —
also known as W. D. Frazee —
of Okolona, Chickasaw
County, Miss.; Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss.
Born in Kentucky, November
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; chancellor, 1st chancery district; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1888;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1896; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1905-12; died
in office 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Okolona, Chickasaw
County, Miss., August
17, 1912 (age 68 years, 274
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph S. Frazee and Ann Elizabeth (Stone) Frazee; married to
Eliza Bramlitt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John D. Freeman (c.1806-1886) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., about 1806.
Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1841-51; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1851-53.
Slaveowner.
Died in Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo., January
17, 1886 (age about 80
years).
Interment somewhere
in Jackson, Miss.
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Harold White Gautier (1893-1965) —
also known as Harold Gautier —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.
Born in Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss., October
17, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1940.
Died in Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss., July 9,
1965 (age 71 years, 265
days).
Interment at Krebs Cemetery (Old Spanish Fort Cemetery), Pascagoula, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Eugene Gautier and Palmyre Elizabeth (White) Gautier; married to
Pearl Abby Gessman; great-grandnephew of Denis
Prieur. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Alexander Graves (1844-1916) —
of Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Covington
County, Miss., August
25, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1883-85; defeated,
1884.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
23, 1916 (age 72 years, 120
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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Oscar Lee Gray (1865-1936) —
also known as Oscar L. Gray —
of Butler, Choctaw
County, Ala.
Born in Mississippi, July 2,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1915-19; circuit judge
in Alabama, 1935-36.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., January
2, 1936 (age 70 years, 184
days).
Interment at Forest
Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Thomas Watt Gregory (1861-1933) —
also known as Thomas W. Gregory —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Crawfordsville (unknown
county), Miss., November
6, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Attorney General, 1914-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of pneumonia,
in his room at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1933 (age 71 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Austin, Tex.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Griffith and Sallie (Whitfield) Griffith; married, May 7,
1879, to Cora Bertha Griffing. |
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Cecil Claymon Grimes Jr. (1922-2014) —
of Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., July 23,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959-62; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1962-72 (Georgetown County 1962-66, 10th
District 1967-68, 15th District 1969-72); bank
director.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C., October
8, 2014 (age 92 years, 77
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Prince
George Winyah Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Sadie (Ehlers) Grimes and Cecil Claymon Grimes, Sr.; married, October
4, 1947, to Harriet Horry Pyatt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Walter Eugene Guess (1932-1975) —
also known as W. Eugene Guess; Gene Guess —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Mississippi, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-72; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1971-72; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1972.
Protestant.
Died in 1975
(age about
43 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ufa Earl Guthrie (1888-1964) —
also known as Ufa E. Guthrie —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Sylvarena, Smith
County, Miss., March
28, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1928;
member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
29, 1964 (age 76 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Duncan Guthrie and Cornelia Aquilla (Addy)
Guthrie. |
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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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Robert Samuel Hall (1879-1941) —
also known as Robert S. Hall —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Williamsburg, Covington
County, Miss., March
10, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1906-08; Forrest
County Attorney, 1910-12; district attorney 12th District,
1912-18; circuit judge in Mississippi 12th District, 1918-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1929-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 10,
1941 (age 62 years, 92
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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Lamar Hardy (1879-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., May 29,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Corporation Counsel, New York City, 1915-17;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935-38.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. William Harris Hardy and Harriet 'Hattie' (Lott) Hardy;
married, October
1, 1914, to Micheline Michel. |
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Rufus Hardy (1855-1943) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born near Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., December
16, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Navarro
County Attorney, 1880-84; district attorney, 13th District,
1884-88; district judge in Texas 13th District, 1888-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1907-23.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died March
13, 1943 (age 87 years, 87
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Gregg Livingston Harper (b. 1956) —
also known as Gregg Harper —
of Pearl, Rankin
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., June 1,
1956.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Rankin County Republican Party, 2000-07; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 2000,
2004,
2008,
2012;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 2009-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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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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Harvey Helm (1865-1919) —
of Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., December
2, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893-94; Lincoln
County Attorney, 1897-1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1907-19; died in
office 1919.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., March 3,
1919 (age 53 years, 91
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Springs Cemetery, Stanford, Ky.
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Patrick Henry (1843-1930) —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.
Born near Cynthia, Madison
County, Miss., February
12, 1843.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1878, 1890; delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1897-1901; member
of Mississippi
state senate, 1904-08.
Died in Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss., May 18,
1930 (age 87 years, 95
days).
Interment at Brandon
Cemetery, Brandon, Miss.
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Wilson Shedric Hill (1863-1921) —
also known as Wilson S. Hill —
of Winona, Montgomery
County, Miss.
Born in Choctaw
County, Miss., January
19, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1887; District Attorney 5th
District, 1891-1903; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1903-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1914-21.
Died in Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss., February
14, 1921 (age 58 years, 26
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Winona, Miss.
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R. T. Hilton (1878-1944) —
of Mendenhall, Simpson
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Mendenhall, Simpson
County, Miss., February
28, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1904;
Hinds
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1944.
Died, in a hospital
at Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., April 2,
1944 (age 66 years, 34
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Carson Hilton and Lydia Hilton; married to Mary Myrtis
Cruise. |
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Charles Edward Hooker (1825-1914) —
also known as Charles E. Hooker —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Union, Union
County, S.C., 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1859; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1860,
1904
(Honorary
Vice-President); colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1865; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1875-83, 1887-95, 1901-03 (5th
District 1875-83, 7th District 1887-95, 1901-03).
Slaveowner.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., January
8, 1914 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, 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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Volney Erskine Howard (1809-1889) —
also known as Volney E. Howard —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine, October
22, 1809.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1836; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1840; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Texas
state attorney general, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; superior
court judge in California, 1879.
Injured in duel
with Hiram
G. Runnels.
Slaveowner.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1889 (age 79 years, 204
days).
Original interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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Abram Stephanus Humphreys (b. 1868) —
also known as Abram S. Humphreys —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., January
16, 1868.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Hawaii, 1900-02.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram S. Humphreys and Eliza (Tucker) Humphreys. |
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Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1865-1923) —
also known as Benjamin G. Humphreys —
of Greenville, Washington
County, Miss.
Born in Claiborne
County, Miss., August
17, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; District Attorney 4th Circuit, 1895-1903;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1903-23; died in
office 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1916,
1920.
Died in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., October
16, 1923 (age 58 years, 60
days).
Interment at Greenville
Cemetery, Greenville, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin
Grubb Humphreys (1808-1882) and Mildred Hickman (Maury)
Humphreys; married, October
9, 1889, to Louise Yerger; father of William
Yerger Humphreys. |
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family of Greenville, Mississippi. |
| | | The Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge
(built 1938-40, closed and demolished 2010-12), over the Mississippi
River between Greenville,
Mississippi, and Lake
Village, Arkansas, was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
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Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778-1839) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Hernando, DeSoto
County, Miss.
Born in Staunton,
Va., 1778.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Tennessee, 1807-09;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1809-13, 1818-36; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1813-15; banker.
Slaveowner.
Died in Hernando, DeSoto
County, Miss., February
12, 1839 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Methodist
Cemetery, Hernando, Miss.
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