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Maryon Pittman Allen (1925-2018) —
also known as Maryon Pittman; Maryon Pittman Mullins;
Mrs. Jim Allen —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
30, 1925.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1978; appointed 1978; defeated, 1978; columnist
for the Washington Post newspaper, 1978-81.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Zonta.
Died July 23,
2018 (age 92 years, 235
days).
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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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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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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Alonzo Gustavus Mayers (1821-1905) —
also known as Alonzo G. Mayers —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.
Born in Winchester, Wayne
County, Miss., March 6,
1821.
Lawyer;
newspaper editor; circuit judge in Mississippi 8th District,
1876-98.
Died in Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss., February
6, 1905 (age 83 years, 337
days).
Interment at Brandon
Cemetery, Brandon, Miss.
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Relatives:
Married 1848 to
Elizabeth C. King; married, February
14, 1856, to Nancy Louise Nannie McLaurin. |
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Andrew Jackson McConnico (1875-1969) —
also known as Andrew J. McConnico —
of Vaiden, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Vaiden, Carroll
County, Miss., February
20, 1875.
Newspaper reporter; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in St. Johns, 1909-13; Trinidad, 1913-17; Corinto, 1917-19; Guadalajara, 1919-24; Bluefields, 1924-26; Hull, as of 1932.
Died July 21,
1969 (age 94 years, 151
days).
Interment at Vaiden Cemetery, Vaiden, Miss.
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Alexander Beaufort Meek (1814-1865) —
also known as Alexander B. Meek —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., July 17,
1814.
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; Alabama
state attorney general, 1830; county judge in Alabama, 1842-44;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1846-50; member of
Alabama
state house of representatives, 1853, 1859; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1859; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1860.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., November
30, 1865 (age 51 years, 136
days).
Interment at Friendship
Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
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Vail Montgomery Pittman (1880-1964) —
also known as Vail Pittman —
of Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.; Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., September
17, 1880.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Nevada
state senate, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada; elected 1942; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1944,
1956;
Governor
of Nevada, 1945-51; defeated, 1950, 1954.
Died, from lung
cancer, in St. Mary's Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., January
29, 1964 (age 83 years, 134
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) —
of Pennsylvania; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 9,
1889.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1933-37; public
relations business.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a kidney
ailment, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
15, 1956 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roscoe Conkling Simmons (d. 1951) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Mississippi.
Republican. Orator,
writer,
columnist
for the Chicago Tribune; first
African-American columnist for a Chicago daily newspaper;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1951.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Roscoe
Conkling |
| | | Relatives: Nephew by marriage of Booker
T. Washington. |
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Frederick Ingate Thompson (1875-1952) —
also known as Frederick I. Thompson —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., September
29, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1912,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928
(alternate); member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1920-; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1939-41.
Episcopalian.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
19, 1952 (age 76 years, 143
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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James Kimble Vardaman (1861-1930) —
also known as James K. Vardaman; "The Great White
Chief" —
of Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born near Edna, Jackson
County, Tex., July 26,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1890-96; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1894; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1904,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1904-08; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1913-19.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 25,
1930 (age 68 years, 334
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss.
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Robert John Walker (1801-1869) —
also known as Robert J. Walker —
of Madisonville, Madison
County, Miss.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., July 19,
1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1835-45; resigned 1845; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-49; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1857; newspaper publisher.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
11, 1869 (age 68 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Henry Weathersby (1914-2001) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Clinton, Hinds
County, Miss., November
30, 1914.
Newspaper reporter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Sudan, 1965-67.
Died in Sykesville, Carroll
County, Md., November
20, 2001 (age 86 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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