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Merchant Politicians in Mississippi
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Josiah Henry Brinker (1851-1920) — of Sparta, Chickasaw County, Miss.; West Point, Clay County, Miss.; Washington, D.C. Born in Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss., October 2, 1851. Democrat. Merchant; cotton dealer; banker; postmaster at West Point, Miss., 1887; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1892; U.S. Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, 1913. Baptist. Died in 1920 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Henry Harrison Brinker and Kezziah A. (Kilgore) Brinker; married, December 8, 1870, to Mary A. Montgomery; married, July 17, 1911, to Henrietta (Thomas) Greenwood.   Charles Wylie Doherty (b. 1857) — also known as Charles W. Doherty — Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., January 5, 1857. Telegraph operator; stenographer; farmer; merchant; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1890; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Rosario, 1898-99; Cartagena, 1913-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Cartagena, 1915; Nogales, 1916-17; Mexicali, as of 1924-29. Burial location unknown.   Charles Forster (b. 1861) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., December 18, 1861. Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District, 1921-22, 1925-26. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, October 13, 1884, to Annie Lambert.   Benjamin Duke Nabers (1812-1878) — also known as Benjamin D. Nabers — of Hickory Flat, Benton County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn.; Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss. Born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., November 7, 1812. Merchant; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1851-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss., September 6, 1878 (age 65 years, 303 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.   Relatives: Son of Franklin Neighbours and Sarah (McLaughlin) Neighbours; married, November 3, 1838, to Rebecca A. Mason.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Dalton Franklin Warren (b. 1893) — also known as Dalton Warren — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Olive Branch, DeSoto County, Miss., May 28, 1893. Democrat. Merchant; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1915-20; member of North Carolina state senate 29th District, 1935. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Martin Warren and Lydia Amelia (Brigance) Warren; married 1918 to Ida McGehee Johnson.

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